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Whiskey Cottar Hoose, Moray - Jan 2013 (Pic Heavish)
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This is a treat this one, more than meets the eye from the outside, covered it well. Love that loft bedroom shot!
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The gas lights look really old but then looking up the history of Calor gas I discovered that the company was started in 1935 which surprised me somewhat.
In some ways it does, the upstairs bedroom has some similarities, I doubt there will ever be anything like the crooked cottage again sadly.
Cottages like these are all over Scotland, most are stripped out, but there will be more stunners like this out there somewhere.
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Gas lights they do indeed look like
But isnt that a massive valve electric radio in one of the photos with wires hanging off it?
It is a bit odd as most people had electric lighting and no sockets, so radios and such were plugged into the bayonet light fittings (very dangerous but this was back in the day before people knew better). To have socket outlets was an expensive luxury but that thing must have got power from somewhere (or been an ornament)
This is excellent! Thanks for sharing.
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Fantastic set - really captured the place. Loving that range in the kitchen...
Lovely pictures mate,really enjoyed reading through
Solid State
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Excellent, like a step back in time!
Fantastic photography! This looks so desolate, I love it.
Scottiedog
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just noticed this report. What an amazing place.
Yes...Yes...Yes....Yes and erm.....YES!
Bigdavey2
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Hi new to site just wanted to say what a beautiful set this is the kind of find I'm just wishing to get thanks for the share
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TRuly wonderful find mate, and beautifully captured.....wallpaper to die for, personal posessions intact and no chav activity, quite remarkably intact.....love the build up story aswell....we can all relate to that kind of trek I think but to find that golden nugget at the end makes it so worth while....again, you've captured it so well and thanks for sharing...
Great spot. Can you share the location? Moved up here last year. Thanks.Seen a report by ZombieSazza and decided to take a look for myself around an amazing little Cottar Hoose that sits atop a countryside hill enjoying splendid views over the countryside.
Apologies in advance for the amount of pics, I always get carried away!!!
Decided this would be my first explore of 2013 and it was one of the best I have done for such a small place, so here is hoping for a great year! There is very little history on the Cottar Hoose, but I believe it has been abandoned since the late 60's and looks fairly untouched since apart from the birds and maybe the odd sheep.
On a mild December day started of with a drive into the middle of the countryside to find a suitable way to get to wee Hoose, it was decided to take the longer more scenic route. I should have went with the easy route! After parking up I took a hike along a forestry road for about a 1.5 miles, constantly checking my GPS to make sure I was going the right direction. At the end of the forestry road, I was about half way there.
The rest of the journey was thankfully downhill but had to be negotiated through a unmaintained part of the forest, with only about a 3/4 of a mile to go, off I plodded making my way through the maze of blown over tress and the many bogs and streams. Thankfully only ended up sinking my foot fully in a ice cold bog once, and handful of occasions falling of the trees, i made it to the other end of the forest to be confronted with a sizeable ditch and barbed wire fencing either side. Safely negotiating these minor obstacles and crossing 3 fields I finally reached the hoose a almost a hour after leaving the car.
My approach to the wee cottar hoose
Ground Floor Bedroom
Don't think these slippers have been wore in a wee while!
True statement, try everything once...
The windowlene hasn't been put to use much lately
Think the owners had a few problems with the field mice
If the poison fails, just drink the bleach with a refreshing drink to wash it down
Then stick yer beets on and get back to work
The hoosework of course, then time for to heat the kettle on the fireplace for the water bottles
A seat for him and her
Time to put your feet up in front of the fire
Hopefully by this time the wife has made the supper and is looking out the finest silverware
Mind n do yer washing up after eating
Bit of light reading before hitting the sack
Maybe even a little tune on the radio, whilst getting ready for bed
At least your nae sleeping on the floor...
Make sure you turn of the lights (think they are gas lights??)
Couple externals and views
The trek back to the car was much easier this time, a walk over 5 muddy fields led me much closer to another part of the forestry road which I previously didn't think went anywhere! Anyway it was a mice day for a walk.
Thanks for taking the time to have a wee look!!
