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Northern Ireland is rich with urbex possibilities. From boarded-up manor houses and deserted mills to former prisons, hospitals, dance halls and shipwrecks along the coast, this region’s abandoned places tell stories of conflict, industry and community. We explore and document forgotten corners across Ulster, revealing their history and atmosphere.
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Herdman’s Flax Mill – Sion Mills
This Flax Mill was located within a tree-lined industrial village and designated conservation area. The village had been laid out as a model linen village by three brothers from Belfast and in 1835, this flax spinning mill was established. Beforehand, it had been used as an old flour mill.
The Abandoned Wildlife Rescue Centre
Hidden behind a 200-year wall and nestled among one and a half acre of woodland sat this abandoned wildlife rescue centre. For over 30 years, the owner was dedicated to the rehabilitation of sick, injured and orphaned wild animals.
Cairndhu House
Cairndhu House, an abandoned Victorian mansion near Larne, Northern Ireland, is steeped in history. Discover its architecture, wartime hospital era and eerie ghostly legends.
St Colman’s Primary School
After 147 years of teaching children in the local community, this school closed its doors in May of 2009.
The School House
A local village school which educated children from the Tandagree area for over 100 years before closing its doors in 1996
The Wayside Inn
The Wayside Inn was a popular bar and restaurant located in Cloughmills.
Royal Navy Signal Station Killylane
An abandoned World War 2 Signal Station used to communicate with ships and aircraft approaching over the Atlantic.