The Weird Abandoned Building on Lough Neagh?

[@MarvinofMars]

That's the Lough Neagh to Belfast water mains inlet pipe. Goes to shore at Dunore point, then to Hyde park in Mullusk. Goes right along Aldgerove,s runway. Then into Mullusk. Best to stear clear of the Area. If you get Southerly winds on the lough you will see why. Short choppy waves frequency is away short than sea waves. Safer area is to go Western routes, old torpedo platform, Shane's Castle, Cranfield direction. Heading for Toomebridge. Safer shoreline.

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks for the info!

[@YvonneGeelan]

Love it when you talk to the wildlife 😂

[@StephenJReid]

Someday they will talk back

[@Bigbadbenji2008]

Comedy gold if you’d continued to pull on the rope only to find it was the plug for the loch. “Might as well walk back to shore now there’s no water” 😂

[@StephenJReid]

😂 I’d get drained away too

[@patriciareid8826]

Loved it. The music was lovely too.

[@squidwurf]

😂That's my back yard Stephen. The metal platform behind Kettlebottom Island is a section of an old barge I believe. You can cycle to that spot too, there's a chairin a tree. I can sit there for ages.

[@StephenJReid]

Ahhhh old barge would make sense. You can cycle that far through Rea's wood? Had no idea there was a trail that went that far.

[@squidwurf]

@@StephenJReid yea, the back loop. This time of year it's a nettle gauntlet though. I'll show you around if you like.

[@andrewthompson1975]

Genuine nerves it was a big plug on the end of that rope!

[@StephenJReid]

😂 I’d be walking around with a guilty look for weeks

[@CR-ew9gl]

Great adventure! I bought a second-hand RED board from a SUP adventure shop that was replacing all its gear-the board was only 1 year old, looks new and I have had some great times out on lakes and rivers. Fair play to you for being able to get your board packed back into the large bag it came with - something I have never been able to do!!🙄

[@StephenJReid]

The trick is to get all the air out of it first. Although I admit it took me a few attempts the first couple of times. Red make quality kit

[@Kenbur]

in the middle of well-known Lough is a great place to hide NOTHING TO SEE HERE! it appears that some poor fisherman marked the lucky spot with his bleach bottle and brick and then never returned to fish again. great daytime excursion. thanks for taking us along.

[@StephenJReid]

Is that what the bottle was for?! Marking a fishing spot? Interesting! Thanks for watching 🙂

[@TheEdition100]

That looks like so much fun!

[@paulkennedy5021]

Nice one Stephen. Haha. that's a typical explanation of things in Northern Ireland. Something that somebody made to pump something from somewhere to somewhere else.

[@StephenJReid]

Straightforward 🤣

[@rochellewolf249]

😱I did imagine falling in the hole😱 I wonder how many things(Critters,People🤔) have fallen in the hole🤔 maybe your video will cause who owns it to cover that hole. Thanks for another video of Enjoyment!🎉🥳 Rochelle Bridgman, Michigan USA

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Rochelle 🙂

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Deffo a hammock spot I'd be using 👍👍👍

[@StephenJReid]

Not sure you appreciate the morning guano. Loads of birds were on it before I got there

[@BurtonOutdoors]

@Stephen J Reid Ahhh yes, scrap that idea then 🤮🤮

[@johnworkman2743]

Excellent production once again, another mystery solved, on to the next one

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks John 🙂 planning on camping via paddleboard soon

[@RoadReality]

That was awesome! Such nice, calm water so you could paddleboard out that far!

[@StephenJReid]

Was a bit choppy on the way back, wind picked up. But amazing in morning! Did 6miles

[@RoadReality]

@@StephenJReid WOW!

[@pixelpeter3883]

That was fun :-) Loved the 'motor-boat' approach to the 'stilted-water-pump-thingy'

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks! 🙂

[@GokuRunnerV0]

This was fun! I love it.

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks! 🙂

[@TomMcClean]

I hope you tell your good lady and half a dozen relatives/friends where you are going and when exactly you will be back before you go on these wee mystery exploration jaunts Stephen!!! They are greylag geese. Could the first flat structure have been a WW2 seaplane/boat mooring platform? Nice one. I enjoy a wee mystery.

[@StephenJReid]

Do indeed! Ahh I wonder if that was what the first one was. Maybe. I’ve since wondered if maybe it’s a sunken barge. The water is only 5ft deep there

[@AjaySingh-228]

Wow beautiful place sir 😲4:58 😍

[@StephenJReid]

Yup!

[@steveschnetzler5471]

Great adventure, I loving finding stuff like that. I am surprised it does not have more signs on it, but they may have blown/washed off.

[@StephenJReid]

Quite a few signs on but yeah I’d expected maybe some Further out if it’s that dangerous.

[@FDGRebel]

Mad man, I hate lakes, give me the sea any day. Great film as usual

[@StephenJReid]

Why do you hate lakes?

[@FDGRebel]

@@StephenJReid i dunno, childhood thing maybe, id go in the sea any day first but lakes just seem more prehistoric #nessy

[@Bokooda]

Cool, looked like a fun day out. 👍

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks!

[@macplastering]

When did you do this video mate as the lough seems to have been now riddled with blue green algae very bad stuff

[@StephenJReid]

This was wayy back at start of summer before the algae appeared. Wouldn’t go near it atm. Huge disaster

[@MountainsWithMatt]

I am still yet to find a video of yours that I don't thoroughly enjoy, you've got such a unique story telling ability I absolutely love it! but you need to send me the link for that pump! I'm bored of using my normal one haha

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Matt! 🙂 I’ve linked the pump in the description. One thing I’ve found is that it’s best to top up the charge before each trip. Seems to be faster with a full charge

[@albert2395]

Just as this posts starts, I would like to say that this looks very similar to the ones in the Thames Estuary, so probably from the Second Workd War? Aircraft observation platform, anti-aircraft platform?

[@agradoville]

Rofl....was waiting anxiously to hear.....HI Kracken!!!! Total guts to be pulling that thing up.....coulda been jimmy Hoffa on the end of that rope......

[@StephenJReid]

Jimmy Hoffa 😂😂😂

[@NickMcClelland]

I thought it was maybe something to do with the sand dredging initially. Think I’ve seen that in the distance before when I’ve been out at the Point. I was nervous for you when you pulled that brick 🧱 up 😂

[@StephenJReid]

You mean the Pint? 😛

[@NickMcClelland]

@@StephenJReid 😂😂

[@paulcomptonpdphotography]

wow your a brave man haha

[@StephenJReid]

Just glad I didn’t accidentally drain the Lough 😂

[@DavidDoyleOutdoors]

From a distance it looked like one of those WW2 Sea Forts that you see of the southeast coast of England

[@StephenJReid]

Yeah it did, just a scale model! 😂

[@RewireNeuroDynamics]

Are you using bone conduction headphones as a mic? If you are which ones? They sound awesome. Love the videos !

[@StephenJReid]

Nope, audio from gopro

[@TW-rd5ub]

Was half expecting Willem Dafoe from The Lighthouse to pop his head out and invite you in to try his lobster.

[@StephenJReid]

do ye not like me lobster!?

[@TW-rd5ub]

😂 say yes, for the love of god say yes.

[@Lucasuser523]

Can you look for a creature in the loch neagh because I found one with more like a zigzag in the water and I don’t know what it could be

[@evachjourney]

Synchronicity at its best…we’re just watching LOST 😂 I’ve never watched the series when it came out and were in the middle of it now 😅 when you said hatch I was thinking of numbers and then you went on about numbers 😂 otherwise very peaceful video and place is it the same one as with the green stuff?

[@StephenJReid]

I loved that show, watched it when I was at university. Still confused by it 😂 yeah same place with the algae

[@connormcc]

Honestly thought you were going to unplug and empty Lough Neagh… or find some kind of unpleasantness at the end of the rope

[@StephenJReid]

Aha, big gurgle and washed down a whirlpool

[@movemorenowjames]

What a cool idea. No need to reply if gone 8pm ! Hope the dr orders are going well 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏊‍♀️ 🛶 🏕️

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks! 🙂 keeping active

[@MorewithMat]

Awesome little paddle adventure! Well done for resisting the urge to climb on! 😂 (also loving the drone shots! Did you launch from the SUP or have someone else film?)

[@StephenJReid]

I figure I shouldn’t do anything I don’t want other to copy 😂 can’t imagine my friend in the water service would be thrilled if I was encouraging people to go clambering over their property!

[@StephenJReid]

Oh and entirely self shot including the drone. Launched from the SUp

[@MorewithMat]

@@StephenJReid haha yes that’s true! Impressive! 🙌🏼 Nice man that takes some guts! Yet to try it myself but I’m sure I’ll do it one day 🚁🏄🏼‍♂️

[@rogerwprice]

Fun day out - never trust what they say

[@StephenJReid]

😁

[@BrianBoruma1014]

The platform was a missile launch platform used during the Second World War a friend has told me. Apparently used for missiles and torpedo launches.

[@CloudianMH]

Why would they be launching torpedoes in the lough lad.

[@cirkuscederstrom]

How do you manouver the drone while paddling ? 😮

[@StephenJReid]

It has a tracking mode

[@cirkuscederstrom]

@@StephenJReid yeah but it seemed like you moved it around a bit as well. i mean i know it has orbit mode and that stuff as well but do you switch between them while paddling?

[@StephenJReid]

@@cirkuscederstrom it can orbit and track at the same time

[@cirkuscederstrom]

@@StephenJReid Cool, so you just put it in the air and then the RC in some kind of waterproof bag? I didnt dare last summer :D might do this year. paddling is frigging relaxing. awesome vid and edit! the 360 hyperlapse is smooooth

[@StephenJReid]

@@cirkuscederstrom Yup, cameras in. awaterproof deck bag. It's a lot riskier on salt water though than fresh as most cameras will survive a small splash from freshwater but salt water kills everything

[@henrysuiter8021]

Is it not like a World War Two torpedo test site I was told anyway

[@StephenJReid]

That’s the much bigger platform near the Antrim Loughshore park. In WWII it was used for testing torpedos. It’s now a protected bird nesting site. This platform is nearly 3miles away from that one

[@michaelodonnell6169]

Stephen, i live beside this and have been out many time, ive photos of inside but dunno how to send you them, if you reply with an email address ill send them across

[@marivera77]

Wait…you didn’t go on the weird-stilted-structure-in-the-middle-of-the-loch?? It would be a Good wild camping spot for a future video. If you can get inside🤔

[@StephenJReid]

Naw, it’s private property and had no access and danger signs.

[@leevanfleet]

Hi Stephen, fellow norn ironer here, love the videos. Can I ask where you entered the lough😊

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Nigel! Entered at Antrim Loughshore park at the top (jet ski) slipway.

[@leevanfleet]

@@StephenJReid thanks, keep the videos coming