Chapelton phone box

There's a bright red phone box standing alone on the road near Cookney, and it's one of those spots that makes you pull over without quite knowing why. Chapelton's telephone kiosk is the sort of thing you'd normally drive straight past, but there's something oddly compelling about it - a relic from when these boxes dotted every village in Scotland, and now one of precious few survivors.

It's exactly what you'd expect: a proper British Telecom red box, the K6 design that's been iconic since the 1930s. You can peer through the glass and see the phone inside, still there, though whether it actually works is another question. On a quiet morning, with the Aberdeenshire hills around you, it feels like stepping back twenty years. Photographers quite like it, especially if the light's soft.

Truth be told, you won't spend long here - five minutes maximum unless you're documenting every phone box in Scotland for some reason. It's not an attraction in the traditional sense; more a quick leg-stretcher if you're exploring the area around Cookney. If you're staying at Stonehaven's Queen Elizabeth Park Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite, it's worth a short drive to see it, particularly if you're into rural Scottish oddities or want a photogenic pit stop.

Free to visit, obviously. No admission charge for looking at a phone box.