Scotland's 10 best underground tours: Caves, tunnels, bunkers, mines and crypts [Herald Scotland]
Date: 22/05/2022
The wild and rugged landscapes of Scotland may inspire poetry and grace calendar pages, but a raft of hidden gems can equally fire the imagination.
From caves and tunnels to bunkers, mines and crypts, here's our pick of the 10 best underground places to explore.
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Glasgow Central Tours
Glasgow Central Tours aims to open up the history of Glasgow Central Station also connected with the great social history of Glasgow and its people, historical events.
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Disused low level island platform at Glasgow Central. This island platform is walled off from the in use low level island platform.
Location: Glasgow Central Low Level
Company: Glasgow Central Railway
/12/2021 Network Rail
Location: Glasgow Central Low Level
Company: Glasgow Central Railway
/12/2021 Network Rail
Work on the murals in Colinton Tunnel was completed for Easter 2021. This particular one is quite spectacular.
Location: Colinton Tunnel
Company: Balerno Branch (Caledonian Railway)
03/04/2021 John Yellowlees
Location: Colinton Tunnel
Company: Balerno Branch (Caledonian Railway)
03/04/2021 John Yellowlees
A look southeast into the tunnel at St Leonards. Originally horses were used for haulage and would have clopped along here even when steam was becoming commonplace. This supposedly led to the nickname 'The Innocent Railway' but, like all such names, you have to wonder just who, if anybody, called it that.
Location: St Leonards Tunnel
Company: Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
30/10/2010 David Panton
Location: St Leonards Tunnel
Company: Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
30/10/2010 David Panton
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