Anger as Port Glasgow named 'the most dismal town in Scotland' The town's Provost has spoken up. The National (Scotland) · Sep 10, 2025
Firm handed £400k contract to begin demolition of 'Scotland's Chernobyl' A local business has been handed an almost £400,000 contract to begin the demolition of the Clune Park estate. The National (Scotland) · Dec 16, 2024
‘Quite frankly, it’s idyllic’: Man vows to never leave estate dubbed ‘Scotland’s Chernobyl’ Marshal Craig, 70, still lives in Clune Park, which has been virtually empty for years and looks like something from a post-apocalyptic film The Independent UK · May 18, 2023
'I live in UK's 'Chernobyl' the council wants to tear down but I'll never leave' Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, is known as the British Chernobyl and now housing just four residents who refuse to leave their homes, despite council pressure Daily Mirror · May 13, 2023
Ghost town near Glasgow dubbed 'Scotland's Chernobyl' to be demolished Clune Park was once a thriving housing scheme located in Port Glasgow, however, the estate now lies in ruin. Plans are now in place to bulldoze the flat blocks. Glasgow Live · May 7, 2023
Abandoned housing estate dubbed 'Scotland's Chernobyl' set to be demolished The derelict Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow was once the cheapest place to buy property in Britain after one flat sold for just £7,000 at auction. Daily Record · May 7, 2023
Inside 'derelict' former shipyard workers' estate that 'still has 20 residents' The Clune Park estate sits in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, just over 30 minutes outside Glasgow. The area was once a thriving community of shipyard workers in the 1920s. Glasgow Live · Jul 28, 2022
Inside abandoned 'Chernobyl' estate where fleeing residents left their belongings behind Eerie photos from inside the estate, taken by a daring urban explorer, show abandoned homes full of possessions as if residents left their homes in a rush Daily Mirror · Jul 27, 2022
Inside abandoned housing estate dubbed 'Scotland's Chernobyl' where 20 people still live Under 20 people are thought to be living on Clune Park estate, which was once the cheapest property in Britain after one flat sold for just £7,000 at auction. Daily Record · Jul 27, 2022