I remember walking along the seacoast from Stevenston to Saltcoats. The downtown was bustling and everyone was on the pavement shopping. Woolworth's was open then. By 1979, the last time I was back in Scotland it had all changed. The name came from 'salt cots' - as making salt by evaporating sea water was a cottage industry made in private cottage homes at the time. My mother's relatives owned the Station Hotel back then and I had pudding in the big kitchen often, cooked by my granny's sister. I saw Bambi at the Regal when I was a tot. Girls used to come 'round the seats with ice cream and cigarettes. The Glasgow fair every Summer benefitted local industry and that was also gone by the early 1980s. Thank you so much for posting this video. It brings back so many pleasant memories.

Come on sooo good!

2024?

Great video, remember reading about this in one of those Scottish murder books years ago on holiday on Arran. The grave of Edwin Rose is an interesting stop on the way up Glen Sannox.

I lived there when the planners allowed a huge ugly supermarket to be built in the harbour...1997? crazy!

1:25 If I was singing this, I would change that line to "I'm one can short of a six pack". (based on the title of a comedy album I have)

This is my Queen FV Song for 2 years! I´m happy to found this video again. 😂🤣😂

Interesting. I am from the West coast of Scotland myself and I have visited Arran many times. This is the first time I have heard about this particular murder and I think Laurie is guilty. Thanks for this information.

witches Lynn yer telt

Kick ass Movie with Kick ass song

There’s a place in the old cemetery in Saltcoats it’s a plaque that supposedly said the witches burning place.

This is fantastic. Thank you.

RIP lads God bless all who venture underground from a son of the Dailly coal feilds South Ayrshire.

Excellent reading of a really touching poem!

We were always told Wallace lost a finger during his battle there, and that is why his Ghost is said to visit the remains.

Played here as a kid and later stayed next too it and had no real idea about its very dark history. very interesting. Thank you for this wee video.

Great wee story, is there some kind of book or booklet giving more details about the history of Witches and other occult in Saltcoats?

Anyone else excited for the Tony Martin boxed set coming out, called Anno Domini?

Haven't been in Saltcoats since i was very young. Is it worth visiting now? I was in Troon about a year ago and there ain't much there for visitors. Was like a retirement town.

Brilliant album and song 🤘

brilliant video. many thanks.

I never realised that it was 52' tall!

Well done and well made.. I kind of remember that we had a big Albion moving van parked in Saltcoats for our family coming from Glasgow for the Fair. 1955 to 1959 then or caravan mysteriously burned down. 😢.

This inspired me to make my own video with the same song... i did not rip yours off at all though lol

This woulve been so cool to explore

Sick

Thanks for making this video, well done.

I read this story many years ago in a school book. I wonder where this site was.

Great magical and hypnotical Heavy rock/metal hymn and cool video!!!!!!!🤘🤘🤘🎸🎸🎸

Interesting video

I am not at all a fan of the Tony Martin era. I'm all about the Ozzy and Dio incarnations of Black Sabbath. But damn, this is an awesome song!

My mum worked there as an auxiliary nurse for years. Later on I worked there for a short time as a cleaner. What a sad place.

Queen❤❤❤

I live were the the hospital used to be

Well done. It brought back great memories of being brought up In Saltcoats in the 50s and 60s.. I lived in Parkend Road then Dockhead Street but moved away in 1972. Have had the odd day visit to the town in recent years. It's a shame the way the town has gone as it was once a thriving place. The shops were mainly family run: the likes of Duncans, Wilkies and Fullertons where my dad was manager. And I remember having a season ticket for the Saltcoats Bathing Station. Finally, we played football on "The Braes" before the flats were built. Have you any more where that came from?

Im Fae Dundee & I Love Stories About Witches & Really Enjoyed This Wee Bit Of History From Scotland So Thanks For Posting

My mum worked there for years, there was a man who lived there his whole life who had nothing wrong with him, he was there so long that he couldn't leave.

twas my great grandfather Robert Cook, who discovered the sircophagus when he worked for the town council

Exelente trabalho!

Fascinating story. Thanks for sharing

Very good, but we need more Adrienne Barbeau if you know what I mean

Born and brought up in Saltcoats. Lovely memories in the video. I never realised till I married someone from the east coast that we pronounced street names in a funny way. Windmill St, Dockhead St, Countess St, Bradshaw St - the accent was always on the second syllable. I wonder why?

Nice videos 👍

This is badass🤘

I was brought up in ardrossan,saltcoats area during the war years. This brought back many happy memories. I’ve lived in Canada the past 60+ years, but still have a soft spot for Scotland.

Excellent, well presented and interesting

Thanks so much for such a nostalgic, lovely video. I used to go to Saltcoats as a child with my aunt, and stayed at a B and B, which I always remember had a huge gong in the hallway which was struck to get everyone up in the morning. It was such lovely holidays there, and I remember building sand castles, and playing in the rock pools. Thanks again for such a wonderful video of reminiscing.

Very interesting, if occasionally melodramatic. My mother worked here as a cook for a couple of years in the mid 1950s before going into the licenced trade.

So sad to see it what it was like to seeing it today, it could be a fab holiday resort if council put money into it, the beaches are lovely and holidayed there this year after 15 years and felt it was so tired, 😢