The surprisingly extensive ruins of St Blane's Church near the southern end of the Isle of Bute. The church fell into disuse after the Reformation and most of the remains of the nave and the chancel you see today date back to the 1100s. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/bute/stblaneschurch/index.html
Ranger Sarah checks out more of the rooms at the village of Tyuonyi at Bandelier National Monument. Tree-ring dating shows construction here started more than 600 years ago.
A few pictures from a trip to Woodhead Lead Mines near Carsphairn in Galloway, Scotland. Plus a view of the River Ken near Earlstoun Power Station, Dalry.
#Ruins
You can't save everything. I used to be a stickler about authenticity, but age (which brings its own authenticity) has taught me that nothing is truly sacred. The earth has absorbed all things til now, and will absorb us, as well. Destruction awaits. Any history we wish to be remembered, we have to prop it up intentionally and propagate it. Who gets to save what is another question, but left untended, it's all just dirt. Here are some places near me which are nearly gone.
The ironworks of Berich were put into operation in 1755. Iron was smelted here until 1875.
It was submerged in the Eder reservoir in 1914.
In very dry summers, its ruins reappear at low water.