Abandoned ghost town

Exploring a street full of Abandoned houses, the place was like a ghost town
RAW Footage in Scotland

[@carolhodson6353]

What a waste when there is alot of homeless it's shameful.

[@lindatimmons3675]

Yes and vets that would love a cute home like these look.

[@lindsaymacpherson8782]

This is crazy when so many folks waiting on homes that this rotting away?? dosent make sense

[@gwinniboots]

I agree. They look like lovely houses too.

[@kurtb8474]

Come to California. You'll see it everywhere.

[@maryheicher2003]

what a shame they're nice looking homes

[@Carol......]

Shame isn't it. We found these houses about 6 years ago when we were looking for a new house and I emailed the builder to ask if he intended to sell as they looked brand new then but he didn't reply. Lovely big balconies and don't know if you all noticed but those ones on the right look directly on to a lovely wee river in a nice wee village, the location is so nice. Such a waste isn't it !

[@lisipercival3478]

Where is it please?

[@hazeltreeretreat9035]

Where in ire is it looks v pretty

[@savannahsputnik1663]

I’m not sure what really happened here, but usually a row of half finished homes means the builder had to pull out.

[@lee2217]

The 1st builder went bust It was then bought by another builder Who promised the people who had bought houses in the development to finish the rest of the development But they didnt not sure why

[@mariamatonti3809]

@@sandradee1579 Would think they were scammed 2 & out of pocket,

[@lindatimmons3675]

@@lee2217 maybe the 2nd builder went broke too. If they sit much longer, they will dwindle and be way too costly to finish. And no one will want them.

[@lindatimmons3675]

@@mariamatonti3809 very possible.

[@lee2217]

@@lindatimmons3675 The second builder hasn’t went broke buddy They are well known company in Ayrshire called mclaughlin construction When they bought the site they promised the owners they would complete the other houses they did some work but couldn’t sell the remaining house So they left I believe there is more to the story

[@thomasshaw2637]

I thought we had house shortage

[@simonloveless8924]

If those houses are empty it would be so nice to restore one up and live in it do the wiring and Gas Central Heating everything plus brand new kitchen appliances too.

[@lesterjohnston8888]

There is no infrastructure so its lm possibly to live there. Its not registered with the government

[@jodiescarcega1924]

I’m surprised nothing was stolen they are brand new finishes and bathroom fixtures.

[@historicalfashionpassion]

There probably will be now!

[@lindatimmons3675]

@@historicalfashionpassion .... I know it's sad to see good buildings like these homes go to ruin.

[@NegeriLedakanmanusia]

Nice houses between too may people still homeless,living on the road

[@lyndahollins2881]

HOmes that were never finished or lived in, What a shame. :(

[@TheFiown]

I would live there , looks cool

[@thomasmcdougall8059]

It's been bought over the houses are getting used now £28.0000 to buy a basic one

[@neiltaylor8198]

Shocking waist off money , should have never happened, local council could have snapped them up for families, or is there a sinister reason they were never complete. 🤔🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@homerm.1672]

In my city there is an area similar to this the problem was itHad been built on a landfillsite and once the people had moved in the levels of methane were toxic since then the levels have naturally reduced and the homes are now resold and occupied

[@williebeamish5879]

Looks like some developments in the US that were abandoned in 2008-2009. Big housing bust and recession. Had it there, too? Shame. Such a waste of materials. See that black mold starting already in the ceilings in spots. Bummer. Be careful, that stuff is toxic. That area looks pretty wild and rural. Great explore folks! Thanks!

[@ExploringwithAlec]

Thanks for watching

[@grahamedwards9634]

they could have sold at half price for owners to finnish

[@janetdeloach4712]

Big roomy houses. A shame the builders ran out of money. It looks like it would have been a quaint little development. Great explore.

[@ExploringwithAlec]

Thanks for watching

[@sammysheartsgoodwin8835]

They look like beautiful house, I would love there. What a shame left to rot. They could of been right nice house's.

[@dianegallacher890]

Wow beautiful houses can’t understand why they haven’t been robbed & vandalised? Great footage thanks !

[@maxwilloughby5386]

The company building these houses back in 2008 went bust, leaving these houses to just sit and rot

[@numbernine5295]

is this in Sorn Ayrshire!

[@slm3913]

With all the building supplies in each of the houses, it looks like money ran out or something was not up to code and they just abandoned the project. They look like really nice homes.

[@lauralishes1]

There was a big flood that's what first caused some to be abandoned. Some are lived-in now

[@lesterjohnston8888]

Probably no services found out the sewage electricity and gas water was miles away

[@lauralishes1]

@Lester Johnston As I said previously. There was a flood during the building process. That's what caused it

[@Gav_Rez]

What happened here, dont see any subsidence as if it was built on landfill, wee bent builders or mortgage fraud maybe?

[@freyallarganswald4746]

Whole Abandoned streets like this are always creepy and sad looking. Braw looking houses but building company went bust 😥 It’s a wonder folk haven’t nabbed all the building stuff left inside They should let them to homeless families rather than stick them in hostels or bed n breakfasts.

[@reynobarrientos3304]

I want to live there dont mind the ghost

[@AVIATIONEUROPE340]

There new there are no ghosts

[@ndog2005]

House's so much alike, what were they thinking, or were they? Such a waste of building materials................

[@amandadonegan2137]

They look fairly traditional in design....l like it.

[@clivechambers6738]

And we have a housing crisis lol

[@lynnwilson9583]

Am from Scotland love your work and what beautiful houses i would live in one

[@sylviagreinkt4276]

The MGM towers or Al Khobar in is like mansion apartments. Beautiful marble stairways and floors all of the way through. All abandoned, the Bedouins did not want to live in them.

[@ExploringwithAlec]

Get me in there already!

[@grahamwishart4832]

Woodhill Place, Sorn, Ayrshire...easy to find articles in local newspapers about what happened.

[@michaelcowan4341]

WOOLMILL PLACE, SORN.

[@grahamwishart4832]

@@michaelcowan4341 Aye, right you are... No need to shout though eh...

[@michaelcowan4341]

@@grahamwishart4832 Just a few harmless capital letters pal, no shouting involved lol. Interesting video anyway & I'm still watching other ones & reading the whole story online. I remember seeing stuff about it before but couldn't remember where it was. Thanks for the clue! Ha ha ha!

[@grahamwishart4832]

@@michaelcowan4341 No worries... Some interesting stuff for sure

[@SnowPink90]

Down in the US they had a whole little town that was condemned because it used to be where they used to just bury the nuclear waste and then the town folk started getting cancer children were dying of cancer and you could go back there now and everything is just as it was because the people literally had to grab their clothes and get out of there. I know the government put a tall fence around the town town and locked it up. I haven’t seen anything in the news about it for a few years. I bet they ran out of money or there’s a lien on each house. 🤷‍♀️

[@jimmyframe]

So many people homeless? 😡 update about these... Only 3 out of 16 houses in the estate were finished in 2007 as the initial builder went bankrupt and the subsequent builder has done little.

[@aalievenables9314]

Why not touch em up an people rent em or buy em something like that I'm sure there's people out there nead homiing

[@scottwyllie915]

Just stumbled on this video. I live 15minutes away from this location. I've always wondered what happened to these houses

[@joebarr9977]

Where is it?

[@Abbie_My_Pooks_XD]

Sorn?

[@mishwahlert4354]

Bathrooms were still spotless.. What a waste

[@susanlennard8495]

Oh what a shame,these would of been gorgeous houses if they all had been finished.The views would of been lovely aswell.Wonder why they never got to be finished,such a shame especially with all the homeless people.

[@lauralishes1]

There was a big flood that's what first caused some to be abandoned.

[@FateBoost]

Building company went bust in 2007 and no one took responsibility for them basically

[@jeanettespurrier7179]

These houses are beautiful it's such a shame they haven't been finished, I would love one of these great fine

[@ExploringwithAlec]

Thanks for watching

[@ilovefalklandislands]

@@ExploringwithAlec that’s it we’re going to revive it

[@rachelbuchan5407]

I found out about these on the internet a long time ago. The views on Google maps aren't great, so I've been hoping that someone would put a video of them up on KZbin.

[@ExploringwithAlec]

Rachel Buchan your welcome lol

[@thecuriousguy1473]

Rachel Buchanan where about in Scotland are the houses

[@maxwilloughby5386]

​@@thecuriousguy1473Sorn, Mauchline

[@lindatimmons3675]

This housing community has cute houses. I would live there. Looks like they had started building and just got a " no go order". Sad to see.

[@jencameron8124]

Hmm...perhaps old military PMQ's? Here in Nova Scotia, we have a few areas such as this just sitting abandoned. They always have a type of eeriness all their own.

[@tracik1277]

Those houses were a really weird design with no upstairs windows at the front but on the side facing the next house when they could have been there on the front

[@jameshoyle5918]

Traci K yes I was thinking the same. They must be very dark upstairs

[@celtictillidie67]

Horrible looking arnt they ?

[@jameshoyle5918]

Traci K Yes very ugly

[@tinxmcfee8755]

I must be a weirdo ! I really like them. Loved the staircase, like the setting. I'd buy one

[@thisisjoshschannel6260]

What country is that?

[@ExploringwithAlec]

Joshua Paul Lawyer Scotland

[@gailhickman5843]

Scotland

[@slm3913]

Oh and forgot to ask, where is this housing scheme? I used to live in Pollakshaws about 12 years ago. Miss home sometimes

[@ronaldburns7877]

They do not give out the location because if they did they would be trashed and vandalised.That is the number one rule of people doing these videos.......no locations mentioned

[@armesschwein1867]

The houses don't look like abandoned, but their constructing had beeing stopped for some reason.

[@vivadjesce9976]

Isn't this Sorn the street is abandoned because of the swampy land it was built on not because its haunted

[@lorrainefullarton5828]

Stay in the next village to here. Never been over exploring but might go soon.

[@lorrainefullarton5828]

@Kugans Bent Leg it's in Ayrshire and builder went out of business and people did not want to pay the asking price either.

[@zelbole]

Looks like a renovation project is underway. They look like very strong housing, why not keep the style that is the UK. When I think of the UK, I think of the cute little town with bungalows very much like the houses in this video. Somebody had some foresight to keep the great, cozy, style that is the UK.

[@ExploringwithAlec]

Was underway over 10 years ago until they went bankrupt it's been abandoned ever since

[@zelbole]

Somebody with big bucks could have a great little subsidized housing location with durable living quarters. The fixture choice looked really good. Americans are interested in these things, on a long term lease agreement. As long as it makes money, it's a good idea.

[@evpalfy2464]

I was very disappointed that you didn’t give any background information on this it would’ve been a thumbs up for me if you had

[@ExploringwithAlec]

I don't give out any information it helps keep the vandals and thieves away :)

[@ExploringwithAlec]

@@abandonedscotland6558 Trusted friends mate

[@kryzaly]

I appreciate that, but there is info you could give that is not about the location, like what were the big plastic covered stacks in front and it looks like someone was beginning a restoration, then stopped. Is that what you think, too?

[@ExploringwithAlec]

@@kryzaly It was Bricks outside the homes and the builders went bankrupt, its been abandoned for about 10 years

[@kryzaly]

Thanks. You, as the filmmaker, are able to observe things we can't. I understand the privacy. What a waste of housing, however.

[@joyceflowershed]

Why dont they sell these off and let the new owners do them up to a certain specification with grants from government.

[@lee2217]

Another developer did buy them

[@lesterjohnston8888]

Do you realise the cost of bringing in the services and how far you have to bring them, anyway its always down to that

[@ShakepearesDaughter]

Why are there so few windows on the second floor, and on the sides of many of these houses? Do people not want to see their neighbors in front of, or next to, the house? Is it some kind of illusion of privacy to mostly have the windows in the back? Or is it to prevent heat loss in a cold and windy climate? I don't understand the design, but I'm American and frankly clueless about contemporary trends in houses in Scotland, so please forgive my ignorance. The window placement does seem rather visually unbalanced and unattractive, and those tacked-on front hallway entrances are not that upscale-looking to me... yet the internal layouts and bathrooms look fairly classy. How odd to see all that unused building material just sitting around... in the USA it would have been stolen ages ago, and all the wiring and bathroom fixtures stripped out. Here people steal like mad from sites while you're still building the houses... you have to have security people laid on if you want to keep your materials. Sad to say.

[@Scoopdoggydogg]

Where is this? I'd love a look around

[@freshergaming6627]

Where abouts is this? We’re planning to move to Scotland, would like to buy one and renovate 😂

[@sra7538]

With all that black mold, I wouldn't go in them without a hazmat suit & respirator (N100) .

[@isebellastone8340]

Ppl on streets need these houses

[@lindasue8719]

I am a person of Scottish descent, and grew up around the dialect being spoken. I found the audio really fascinating because I had the volume too low, and at first I could’ve sworn it was a Nordic language! I’ve only learned in recent years that there’s a strong Scandinavian influence in the language and place names.

[@m80tmm]

Alec has a corse Glaswegian sound, the rouge sound you would hear in a council estate of impoverished broken homes of alcohol and drug abuse families. Everyone else sounds Nearer Stirling area. Great clips btw.

[@celtictillidie67]

@@m80tmm lol 🖕

[@lesterjohnston8888]

Na lad we are pictish tribes people the ancients of pict land

[@RM.bricks]

Ive went here recently and someone has bought over the property and have done all of them up

[@marioalindajao5894]

Is it a subdivision houses.its very beautiful and lovely . I like the designed .

[@clairefunnell8481]

Weird but interesting. Those bathrooms were really nice. I thought that there was something went wrong therelikecmold or some other toxic problem. Anyway. Be safe and carefulAlec.Cheers mate

[@Dave7heRave]

That's what I'm thinking. Houses shouldn't be left to rot unless there's a good reason. Would of thought the council would buy or repossess them.

[@lauralishes1]

Council don't own the land. It was a development that was being built then a huge flood ruined them. I think that cost them a lot of money and they couldn't afford to finish them. Some are lived in now

[@lynnedenny7909]

Such a shame that lovely houses like these are going to waste when there are many families that would love a home like these! There is a shortage of properties like this!

[@mariamatonti3809]

Looks like they were going 2 V fairly high end houses, bathrms w/ sep showers + bth tub & looked like I saw sprinkler system in ceilings , bth rms nicely tiled. Some w/ balconies. They should sell em cheap 2 people who can do their own reno, like construction workers, electricians, those that flip houses, etc,

[@prewgeeq7416]

Please find out history of those ,they are beautiful , the homeless must just move in , where is that place I would like to go sometime...

[@ExploringwithAlec]

I don't disclose locations sorry

[@thatpinkfez5144]

Woolmill place Mauchline Ayrshire

[@ztar9632]

@@thatpinkfez5144 Its not in mauchline

[@ibziahmed9750]

You can see the damp or asbestos seeping through extreior walls id rather knock them down

[@mariaclaudiapettinari4174]

Qué lugar!!! Increíble que esté abandonado!!! Gracias por mostrarlo sin romper, gracias por ser tan respetuosos. Me encanta lo que hacen.

[@margaretwallis4277]

Went a run down here years ago, some looked far too close to the river.

[@susanmiller4159]

What a shame. Could have been nice homes. Liked thebathrooms. Looks like a pyramid builder scam here in the U.S. I guess waste and greed are everywhere. Thanks for sharing.

[@ExploringwithAlec]

Thanks for watching

[@lindatimmons3675]

Susan Miller.... I'm in US also and I had thought the same thing....waste. or more like " take the money and run", seems to be way too much of that going around...everyhere.

[@mademoisellelyon1513]

Lots of Lovely Birds Though.

[@nualadwyer1042]

Where are these houses

[@leila_75]

Is it in scotland?

[@peekeyeseek]

Aye

[@thinkpositive6970]

Just asking does your videos monetized by youtube? I wish they would monetized this. Your videos are great and nice places you explored? Im from Philippines. I love watching explorations like this. This made us aware whats happening around the country.

[@ExploringwithAlec]

To be honest no, i haven't got round to doing it yet lol, i know i should turn it on i might do it tomorrow after work thanks for reminding me and thanks for watching

[@thinkpositive6970]

@@ExploringwithAlec ok bro God bless your channel. Hope it will be monetized soon. U did great effort always.

[@ExploringwithAlec]

Genel Castro thanks!

[@theresaparker1369]

Brilliant film....thank u for sharing....read about this place a while back

[@ExploringwithAlec]

@@theresaparker1369 no probs thanks for watching

[@BRANDONTOADS]

Hi I’m From fife scotland

[@marioalindajao5894]

Beautiful abondoned houses.

[@ExploringwithAlec]

Thanks for watching

[@ambarcollins9968]

And..for what's abandoned ???..

[@victorgrasscourt3382]

No homeless allowed to live there then?

[@Cris-ch3hv]

Can't believe nobody lives there wow beautiful houses .there are so many home less people let them have 🏠🏠🏠

[@toddglover1121]

I have so many questions.

[@fojnica2226]

dear brits..you are happy ..romanians dont know location of this houses.greetings from croatia

[@ExploringwithAlec]

Hello to you

[@keen2b]

Let's hope it stays that way!!

[@samsiahsidek]

Beautiful house such a waste they did not continue it. 😌

[@patty1117]

Love your videos...Love the Scots..

[@ExploringwithAlec]

Yasss!!

[@catherineweston1478]

What a waste especially when there are so many homeless people or families living in poor housing ☹️

[@karenpinson759]

Is any explanation given why these really nice houses were abandoned while still under construction?

[@ExploringwithAlec]

initial builders went bankrupt, There were investors from Australia looking to buy but none of these were answered, no one wants to sell up so they can rebuild as far as i know

[@madulinbeting1510]

Amazing, can i get 1 unit there for me to stay, i like the place i don't mind to stay alone

[@faveauxmaite9462]

Nice houses. Why are these houses not finished and occupied ?

[@ExploringwithAlec]

The builders went bankrupt

[@sterling5167]

What is this place? At least give a hint........I think it's X Military Housing or contaminated land from war work during WWII. As you were walking up just before the gate there was a vehicle in the drive, also appears as though work was or had been recently going on.

[@ExploringwithAlec]

The builders went bankrupt its been abandoned for around 12 years

[@karennilsen1359]

These homes should be sold unfinished & people could finish them. What a waste to let them decay.

[@paulak7939]

Why so many derelict houses up there when theres a housing shortage ?

[@ExploringwithAlec]

Paula k happens all over the world

[@paulak7939]

@@ExploringwithAlec i live down south n there aint many derelict houses down here they get knocked down n built on .. ! Ghost towns u get them in ireland . Builders go bust n houses left. Sad as so many people need homes. Luv ya vids !

[@paulak7939]

Oi oi !! Got me popcorn brian...

[@ExploringwithAlec]

@@paulak7939 Thanks

[@dinkburns6883]

Is this Chernoble?

[@jodiescarcega1924]

In America everything would of been torn out and stolen.

[@canimangel1]

Surely these cannot still just be standing empty?? How sad if they are.

[@ExploringwithAlec]

They are

[@canimangel1]

It's awful when there are people needing homes or bigger homes. Bathrooms are nicer than mine 😂

[@johnnelson6360]

Where is this?

[@ExploringwithAlec]

I don't disclose locations sorry

[@pexe9873]

A scene for X-files? eerily nice

[@AVIATIONEUROPE340]

Why are these abandoned look new and I like the look of these houses

[@evelyngallacher6698]

Excellent explore.

[@ExploringwithAlec]

thanks

[@danielmcclair6716]

Where is the location

[@unknownusername2306]

Daniel McClair I thinks it’s Sorn in East Ayrshire

[@mariamatonti3809]

Looks like they were still 2 B finished off inside, & builders prob went belly up.

[@dianastan8617]

Hello!Nobody knows where is exactly this place in Scotland?

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

Do you think they have fixed it up by now? Nice find man. I explored with Dan from exploring with fighters in Japan and would like to explore in your neck of the woods sometime

[@ExploringwithAlec]

Thanks it's still there standing nothing changed

[@scottnairn8488]

Why were these all empty Alec

[@natashamurray66]

I used to stay 5 minutes from there

[@jmdudley3859]

I can see why they went bust !

[@silvaniasantos2461]

I really want to live in a place like this

[@michaelnixon6266]

Were is this place like to go see it

[@donettemiller7817]

Looks like they were in the process of building a community and something happen that they never finished. Such a waste...

[@ExploringwithAlec]

Builders went bankrupt its been abandoned since

[@georgemcmeechan2284]

Whaur in Scotland is this

[@simonloveless8924]

Is the water and Gas and electricity supply on there?

[@lesterjohnston8888]

Eh you forgot the drainage the cost to that is in the millions