A Wrong Turn. Exploring an abandoned farm in Scotland, urbex/rurex adventure.

I took a wrong turn, followed a narrow track far up into the hills and found a wonderful old abandoned farm to explore.
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[@hilltophomestead7262]

My husband and I, when young, used to do this very thing - exploring old abandoned farms and dreaming of restoring them. We've done many things through out our lives (married over 44 years) but most recently moved away from our long-time farm to a close-to-town tiny abandoned farm about 5 years ago. We have restored/rebuilt the house and are working on the rest. Here in the PNW of the USA, our little place is definitely NOT very old, but still - it needed us and we are slowly becoming its family. Please do many more abandoned places - your country & surrounding areas are much older and very interesting!

[@repeatdefender6032]

Oh where in the PNW? I live near Seattle, but I'm moving to Yachats, Oregon soon.

[@FuglyChickAUS]

Some wrong turns seem to end up being right decisions, stunning place. Captured beautifully by you Tom, thank you

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thank you. This wrong turn was certainly a good one 🙂

[@artieash6671]

It was a cold, snowy, icy day in New England today. Then a new Tom Burleigh video arrived. The day was not lost after all. Thank you.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Aw, thanks Artie, a lovely comment. 🙂

[@repeatdefender6032]

Tom! It's great to hear your voice. I've been consumed by grief because I have to say goodbye to a particularly beloved dog friend soon. Your videos always calm my heart. Thank you.

[@bethpeelar3435]

There's alot of history there. Old building have a charm all their own.

[@beverlyhayshouston2770]

SOLD!😂😂😂😂 Beautiful and enchanting old farm. I took several screenshots to hopefully paint some pictures. I would not be sitting in the car. That mantel was glorious!

[@sianwarwick633]

Yes. So many different textures

[@glennkelley6096]

The"threshing machine" looks like a fanning mill used to blow chaff and light seeds out of grain that is used for seed.

[@georgiannaashley8512]

I believe the basket lid with beads is a lid for a sewing basket. You can still find them.

[@tls8688]

I have an identical one, purchased by my parents at an estate auction about 50 years ago.

[@picc9000]

Ideas for your forge? Literally anything! You've only made one or two of them.

[@gaylereid8264]

I’m with you on the feeling of nostalgia exploring abandoned homes,barns & sheds !!! When I daydream, I often see them again & again. This was very specal to me, it being Scotland.

[@lisaoberg]

What a beautiful farm in desperate need of a very big renovation. What an amazing project that would be. There are days I am sad that my budget cannot keep up with my wishes and dreams but I am well aware that this is often a blessing in disguise.

[@tomburleigh9261]

I lack the funds and energy to keep up with my dreams too, and this farmhouse has featured in them plenty since I came across it. But, looking back at the footage, it's a huge huge project place. Still, if someone rich wanted to see what sort of videos I'd make in that place, and kindly bought it for me, I'd certainly try to rise to the challenge. 🙂

[@pigoff123]

Beautiful. I loved this outing. Thank you for taking me along.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Pat, I'm glad you enjoyed it. 🙂

[@patriciafeeney7221]

The pink embossed wallpaper in the room with the 1996 calendar is the same as the wallpaper in my bedroom when I was a teenager. And I live in Australia. And haven’t been a teenager for decades. That is so weird. Thanks Tom

[@eavesdroppin1]

That beautiful mantle still there amongst the falling-down pile of wonders. Glad you took a wrong turn and recorded this wonderful video!

[@Yiasafrai]

Really missing your videos. They really help my anxiety. Your delightfully soothing rambling voice. And familiar music. I hope you are okay

[@susanbelair89]

The blue tiles around the stove were amazing! Nice tour and wonderful views.

[@rbrando6667]

my sewing basket is just like the wicker lid you found. You have a wonderful voice!

[@chrisbgifford7387]

Hopefully the snake that goes with the snake basket is long gone! I would love the "Drawing Room" glass for a window in a studio or shower.

[@cindydickson3379]

What's going on in the world now-a-days , your videos and voice calms me down. Thank you, Tom ❤️. Goad bless you and your girlfriend.

[@tomburleigh9261]

God bless you and your family too Cindy 🙂

[@lovedaybebe5881]

I do look for you each Sunday 🙏🏻 you are missed 🙏🏻 I hope you are well . Sending you blessings x

[@sianwarwick633]

The lid is for a decorative Chinese (cash coins) tea set, where the tea pot is surrounded by those small handle-less palm-size cups

[@erinmcgrathejm4985]

The cast iron fire surround and the Drawing Room door are my favorites of the day. What a fun adventure!

[@julielumsden5184]

Seeing old abandoned houses always makes me feel a little sad. I wonder about the people who lived there and most likely worked very had Very interesting I can picture the cows in the fields the gardens being planted never ending work

[@andreacrashe9894]

*Kia ora Tom 🙂 All the best for 2024 to you & your GF & family 🙂 Gosh even thou you took a wrong turn, it actually turned out to be the right turn. Gee whizz, there was lots of great finds to be had in this video.... and such a shame that the buildings have been left to fall apart... The old house could be fixed up, but I expect most probably at a great cost. I love seeing the old buildings... even in this kind of state... as they were once loved & lived in by a family. 🙂 NZ*

[@JaneField-yx6wj]

FABULOUS ! But a money pit.A dream only I’m afraid.

[@AshleyEdwards-hm5le]

It IS beautiful. I can picture it in my mind as it was back in the day. Thank you for bringing us along.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Ashley. I picture it more as I'd like it to be, mostly centred around the courtyard, converting the barn and having space for all the craft and woodworking things I'd like to do. 🙂

[@123uschie]

Thank you Tom for the adventure.

[@lfurches]

2nd attempt at writing this (the internet went out) As I was saying. If I could buy it, I'd be buying it for myself and you could visit anytime. Better idea! As I live in North Carolina, you could be my caretaker. Ah, it's fun to dream. This was a lovely video, Tom. Stunning views and property. Makes me nostalgic for my grandfather's farm. His great-great GF (so my great x 4 GF) was a pioneer on the Oregon trail and homesteaded a place in Western Oregon in 1856. Thanks for taking us along and thanks to your girlfriend for letting us have a walk about exploring. It was one of your best travel log-exploring videos yet. Cheers. Have a great week.

[@alanalynk8067]

I enjoyed every minute of this! I think the prettiest part to me was the part that still has the ivy growing. Thank you for taking us along!

[@tomburleigh9261]

I have a fondness for ivy growing on houses too, I used to climb down from my bedroom window on an ivy plant. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. 🙂

[@debcattell7059]

Love that you took a wrong turn and ended up in this beautiful area, Tom 👍😊 thank you for sharing this amazing abandoned beauty with us. ❤😊

[@kentuckylady2990]

Enjoyed this very much

[@anitawilliamslovetheworkyo5724]

Thank you for the tour, love looking in old homes and barns😊

[@iansuehooper7542]

Thanks Tom, that farm location sure has some beautiful views. The tour of the old buildings was most interesting, hard to beat wide open spaces.

[@theeclecticthriftercrafter]

What a beautiful ramble. I would love to make it into a little working farm :)

[@permiebird937]

Thank you for bringing us along on your adventure.

[@kathleenleveck9413]

Love your voice, very soothing with strength. Introduced to you by one of my favorite groups of explorers of foreshores or dumps. It was indeed a wonderful exploration . Thank you for sharing with us all.

[@sadielevens1144]

❤❤❤❤❤. You are never lost if you can find your way home.

[@tomburleigh9261]

And I never do seem to get lost. Always happy to take a wrong turning and explore a bit. 🙂

[@twila4426]

This place is beautiful - someone save it please

[@christinekeay8456]

That was a lovely farm building, not surprised you fell for it. My late husband and I used to drive to Inverary every year through Hell’s Glen and dream of restoring one of the many tumbledown old cottages, not thinking that the name of the Glen might give a clue to what winters might be like! Hope you found somewhere nice to swim

[@kirsteneasdale5707]

The road from the Rest & Be Thankful to Lochgoilhead has been closed for months because of road repairs to bridge and boulder removals. So you would have to go via the A83. Hopefully it will be open soon as anyone who wants to go to Lochgoilhead or Carrick Castle (including our local bus) has to go on the steep, twisty single track road through Hell’s Glen. Not fun in weather like today.

[@zbigniew.8261]

👍 Pozdrawiam serdecznie 🇵🇱

[@Gloria-qy3dd]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful story with us.

[@RoxyEwe]

The wicker basket was probably the top to a sewing basket. The beads might be bakelite. Have one of my granny's. From 1930s, I think! Wonderful video, as usual!!🎉

[@lindaahlgrim1331]

It's always nice to find a video of yours.

[@margaretlynch1494]

🙋‍♀️❤️. So nice to see you all well and thriving! The kids are adorable!

[@moutsee]

beautiful landscapes and old houses, thanks for posting

[@dirtyblondemage1]

Wonderful video. Watching as rain is falling on my home in Florida. Rain and your voice are very calming. Thanks it was very good.

[@feevister]

Fascinating episode. Thank you for taking me somewhere i cannot go.

[@viridiangreen8259]

A wonderful peek to yesterday

[@pigoff123]

I love the range and the mantel.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Me too, though I don't know about cooking on such an enclosed range top, I prefer things a bit more open.

[@jackiejames4551]

Hi Tom, The farm was beautiful. Thank you for taking us along. I could just imagine buying that place and spending such wonderful hours restoring it. Luckily, i have no money for something like that. 😂 ❤

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Jackie, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I can't help but imagine restoring that place, at least until the next fascinating fixer upper I stumble upon. Not sure I'm lucky to not have the money, I think the challenge and the videos I could make would be an adventure. 🙂

[@janelovesy2399]

What a wonderful place to find Tom ! I enjoyed this video immensely , so Thank you !

[@eddiek0507]

Hi Tom, An interesting video and explore. That old farmhouse and barn is beautiful and in peaceful surroundings. It would make a lovely restoration project for someone with the necessary time, money and skills...🤔👍🏻

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Eddie. I both do, and don't wish for that someone to be me. Far beyond my resources, but not beyond my dreams. 🙂

[@angelamillard6418]

I love unexpected adventures ❤

[@clarefoskett9959]

Decrepitude, such a good word. I hope I spelt it correctly. Sometimes words are back to front this end😊

[@judymarkel8029]

Fascinating

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Judy 🙂

[@MadelineRose-ep7fj]

Wanted to see the doors with carving and birds painted on the one. 😊

[@milliesimbeck7108]

Great video as always!! Thanks Tom for bringing us along!!

[@sianwarwick633]

Well, how pleasant is that ? A moving jigsaw puzzle which is also narrated with knowledge of woodrot, and what would be natural to find in all the sheds of tye farm and house. Remarkable for what is rejected, but noted of value. Thanks Tom. I will mentikn your cgannel to a friend who has stabled her horse in different farms, and who likes to watch Escape to the Country. She is halfway there now.

[@charlesperez9976]

This is a beautiful and haunting video,for me,as there are aspects of this property that are decay related,they lie on the horizon in my very own house

[@Bessie-nd7fk]

this is my first time on your site. love the comments.

[@mistybynature7166]

Hi Tom, really nice video and well informed. It’s so important to keep a catalogue of the past respectfully.

[@fiorenzaattanasio4796]

Thank you Tom. Wonderful video

[@pauldurkee4764]

Its nice to see you out and about roamin in the gloamin. That nest near the door on the RSPB shopping bag, that's definitely a swallow tom.

[@ginnyanntonick]

Stunning

[@RunningGrass-we7tm]

Wow... looks like an art studio

[@marynorthcott6504]

Gosh I would love to see a video on saving this place. Yes I’m a dreamer too

[@grannyweatherwax9666]

I love to see the daffodils. How many generations of bulbs and people from when they were first planted. I wonder, was it a tidy garden. There's an old grave in my local church yard, full of snowdrops. I imagine the mourner only planted a few, over a hundred years ago.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Ooh, I'd forgotten about how daffodils get bigger and bigger each year. I didn't think to really measure them... but they did look fairly tall. I think there was a small bit of tidy garden, and quite a bit that was always a bit more wild. That grave site sounds lovely. 🙂

[@andrewsims4123]

Thank you Tom, another beautiful video. Thankfully there was not a werewolf lurking within 😄

[@artieash6671]

Thanks!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thank you Artie, you're very kind and generous, it's very much appreciated. 🙂

[@deathtrance217]

The wood on the exterior of the last shed had such beautiful knots and weathering. This was a great trip and it leaves me wanting more.

[@colouringchemist]

What a beautiful place. Thank you for sharing, Tom. :)

[@SherryRector]

I saw one or two things I would be tempted to take.

[@Bessie-nd7fk]

wow! I want that house!!

[@user-dt5vi7dq8b]

Loved this video. I enjoy exploring old places too😎

[@sharibrown1668]

Fun wander!

[@alisonlyons4691]

Hello Tom, this was a great explore. A little help is needed if you have time...at 12.26 where you showed thec 2 standing Dewars bottles, as you scanned right there was a pile of white ceramic "things" l have found 3 of them on different beaches. I would love to know what they are. Maybe someone else on here may know. I do love these empty places, there are so many of them here in Scotland. Thank you for taking us along....Alioban

[@deedorothypapineau6920]

The parting shot looks like the most feasible for repair. So much to look at, especially the odd shaped stones. I love seeing the daffodils. There was a Canadian band that had a song “ If I Had a Million Dollars “….. hmmm Hope you and your girlfriend had a good swim.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks @deedorothypapinea6920, we did indeed have a pretty good swim. Not in the Loch we'd aimed for, but there are plenty to choose from around there. 🙂 I love seeing the daffodils too, they're my favourite flower of Springtime. 🙂

[@darnprecious1]

So glad you took a wrong turn,absolutely fascinating.I would love to know what caused the inhabitants to abandon it and leave so many “treasures” behind especially a Bible .

[@bonnerdebbie]

Thanks for the lovely video Tom, I am stuck sitting with my feet up due to swelling from new medicine for Sciatica

[@tomburleigh9261]

Oh no, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope the swelling goes down soon and the medicine actually helps with the Sciatica. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@jeaniecampbell4184]

Enjoyed it Tom!❤

[@eba44]

beaded basket lid- to a sewing basket. I have one with clear blue glass adornments. Was my Nana's. late 19th/early 20th C. I don't know if they're made in China, but could have been. Great video today! Thank you, Tom. I too am a dreamer. I obsess until I go on line and figure out how much $$ to do such-and-such-- the ONLY way I can break free. For instance, I recently viewed a vid about recycled plastics and a young couple in Australia(?) making countertops and etc., so I looked up the machines necessary to engage in such a business. Not dreaming about that anymore... LOL Those programs you have in England about rich people buying places like this (they're on KZbin) tell me all I need to know about the feasibility of such a dream... I have no idea what you should do with that forge/bass... I know nothing about brass casting. That's why all I can think of is a simple plinth-- to mount a more interesting copper wire sculpture of some sort. I really am coming up empty. Take good care-- and cheers from drippy, dreary Maine

[@carrieann1640]

I believe the basket was made in China. I have bought several modestly priced from thrift stores.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Ah, if only the cost could dampen the dream in me. I reckon what I'd want to do with that place would cost over £1.1million, and I can't afford a hundredth of that... but, still the dream remains. Thankfully, I've many much smaller dreams to be going on with, and maybe some of them can help me get to the stage where I can indulge in some of the bigger dreams. 🙂 Thanks for the ID on the sewing basket top; I'm more used to the wooden, fold out tier sort. I've got my mum's old one as one of my art boxes now.

[@eba44]

@@carrieann1640 Yup! early 20th c Chinese sewing basket! Spot on ; )

[@charlotte0069]

Evocative. Thank you 🙂

[@tomburleigh9261]

Glad you think so, and glad you enjoyed it. 🙂

[@neesr13]

What a delicious video. I, too, would love to have such a place to renovate and live. The buildings have such character and the views are breath-taking. Hope you had a nice swim that day. Thanks for the restful video.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks neesr13, I'm glad you enjoyed it. We did indeed have a good swim a bit later. 🙂

[@roybal1975]

at 10:40 that red lite is there electricity in that barn?🤣🤣🤣

[@tomburleigh9261]

I think there probably is, there's another house just a bit further along the track that looked inhabited, so it's unlikely to have been cut off at the farm. Whether it's safe or not is a different matter. I hope you're well Charles 🙂

[@RunningGrass-we7tm]

Wow love the cast iron pot..i collect them

[@RunningGrass-we7tm]

ANd the rusty tray.. wow

[@kathleencallaghan4867]

What a shame. Such wonderful things going to ruin … the wardrobe, etched glass in the doors, sinks, chairs, fire place surround and that gorgeous cast iron stove.

[@tomburleigh9261]

I'm sure someone will take the farm on before long, the town it's near is undergoing a bit of a boom in property prices, so it's only a matter of time. Wish it could be me, but glad those things will be saved regardless. 🙂

[@Hippiechick11]

This was great to see. Thanks for sharing.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. 🙂

[@anniecorbin7998]

Tom! Just left your name in comments of Nicholas video. This house with its Drawing Room and lighthouse picture seems to be calling you.

[@tomburleigh9261]

It's certainly got free space in my head, and has done since I saw it. Alas, I shall probably never have the resources to acquire it, so I must instead ignore the call, and work on smaller projects and be grateful for the adventures I do have resources for. 🙂

[@sandralovegrove2805]

Enjoyed this journey 🦋

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Sandra 🙂

[@debrajohnson8030]

I enjoyed this walk very much thank you for sharing!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks for watching, I'm glad you liked it. 🙂

[@mjpage2398]

Live from Bromont Québec :)

[@tomburleigh9261]

Photos of Bromont look beautiful. 🙂

[@anniecorbin7998]

It's a lovely place. Have to wonder how many dollars are left there, * sinks and bottles, etc. that could go towards a purchase price. I too am a dreamer. Thank you so much for the video.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Probably a few hundred dollars in the copper, and antique things I saw; maybe 600 Think the farm would be about 600k as is, and that again to make the house liveable, and the out buildings usable again. I could probably afford the antiques I saw. 🙂

[@martinmarsola6477]

A great video today, Tom. Got here just as it was starting. The historical home will need extensive restoration and repairs. Take a picture and just gaze at it. Good to see you again. Hope you are well,and see you on the next. Cheers Tom! 😊

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Martin. Yes, looking back at the footage, it's in worse condition than I thought on the day, and a much bigger challenge to restore, but I'm still dreaming of it, and maybe one day will have resources enough to try such a challenge. Probably not that farmhouse, but every ruined farm I explore seems to make me dream.🙂

[@martinmarsola6477]

@@tomburleigh9261 Agreed. See you on the next, Tom.

[@joshyboy1974]

Gorgeously decrepit.. thank you for a lovely video I enjoyed it tremendously

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks joshyboy1974, I'm glad you liked it. 🙂

[@RunningGrass-we7tm]

Beautiful. Loved to know where, not sure how the feel about a southern country Texan buying it.

[@RunningGrass-we7tm]

You didn't tell us how it smelled. Please add in your verbal description

[@tomburleigh9261]

@@RunningGrass-we7tm Mostly smelled of grass, and mountain air. The inside of the 1st farm workers cottage smelled dry, and a bit dusty despite the water damage to the upstairs, the 2nd farm workers cottage smelled a bit mossy like a cave, rather than the usual rot and mildew smell you get in abandoned houses, the barn smelled of old straw and the mechanic workshop smelled of old oil, and old wood. I reckon there's a lot of money from all over flowing into that area, Londoners mostly but probably some from abroad, it's an outdoor adventure sort of place, with Cairngorm mountain very close, near to the fast growing town of Aviemore.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Oh, and I reckon it'd probably be around about £1.2million total, buying the farm and renovating most of it. Maybe more, considering the boom in property prices in the area, and the scarcity of tradespeople, (they're mostly engaged in new builds at the moment).

[@michelelkelley472]

Just wondering. if you have a Channel to show your craft projects!? You talk about them but I don't where to see them. Would appreciate that information.'

[@Bessie-nd7fk]

no I don't. i want someone with the stone skills of those buildings to bring here.

[@ericalbany]

Lid of a sewing basket made in China for the western trade and decorated with bronze Chinese coins, or imitations thereof.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks @ericalbany. I always appreciate getting an ID on something. 🙂