Part of the ‘Sketchy Scotland roadtrip with Kona.
Driving up to our first intended target (St Peter’s College at Cardross) we spotted something tall, derelict and imposing from the road and decided to investigate. A bit of research (aided by a straw poll of some local kids) turns up that this is the last remaining building on the site of the Ballantine’s distillery. Apparently (according to said kids) this bit is too difficult to knock down, so they’ve left it standing. Which was nice as it was an interesting climb, if indeed a bit sketchy; a running theme which was developing early on in the roadtrip. There were very big holes in the floor, and every staircase housed families of pigeons, which came whirring out from doors at head height when we disturbed them. Not nice when your natural reaction is to jump backwards. In a building with 7-storey drops. My heart was going ten to the dozen and my head was spinning by the time I got down and a safe distance away – but I’d been to the top; it was conquered, and I now know that, yes, I am still scared of heights.
Rest of pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9498357...7621874106273/