These stunning aerial pictures show a large scale 3D map of Scotland - the biggest one of its kind in the world. Polish war veteran Jan Tomasik devoted five years' of work to building the concrete model, between 1974 and 1979, which is currently being restored by volunteers. Built in the grounds of a hotel once owned by Mr Tomasik, the Great Polish Map of Scotland is the largest physical three-dimensional map of a country in the world, covering an area of 1,590 square metres. Volunteers are working on restoring a massive concrete map of Scotland left as a gift by a Polish hotelier who recovered from his wounds in the country during the Second Word War Jan Tomasik devoted five years work to building the concrete model between 1974 and 1979 The map is located in the grounds of Barony Castle in Eddleston, Scottish Borders, the map measures 50 metres long and 40 metres wide and is surrounded by a 142 metre long perimeter wall The hotelier served in the Second World War, and met his Scottish wife when she cared for him in a hospital. Mr Tomasik settled in Edinburgh when the war ended, and commissioned the massive map as a gift to the Scottish people, in the grounds of a hotel he owned in the Borders. Located in the grounds of Barony Castle in Eddleston, Scottish Borders, the map measures 50 metres long and 40 metres wide and is surrounded by a 142 metre long perimeter wall. But after the hotel closed in 1985, the map fell into disrepair - until it was discovered more than ten years later by volunteers determined to save it. Restoration project manager Keith Burns said: 'We found the map in 1996 and it was virtually lost to the memory of the people in the village. But after the hotel closed in 1985, the map fell into disrepair - until it was discovered more than ten years later by volunteers determined to save it 'When we looked into its background we knew it could be of significant public interest. 'We cleared 250 tonnes of earth, roots and concrete as frost cracking had damaged much of the structure.' After establishing Mapa Scotland as a charity and raising the funds needed to repair the structure, the volunteers are now seeking to transfer the site over to the local community. Mr Burns added: 'We're very pleased with the job we've done. 'But it's very big and will degrade due to the weather, so it will need a local team to continue looking after what is a very important historic monument.' It was commissioned by Mr Tomasik, from Krakow, Poland, and designed by Dr. Kazimierz Trafas, a cartographer and town planner The map was built over six summers by a small group of Polish exchange students, assisted by locals and staff from the Hotel Black Barony, which was owned by Mr Tomasik 'We cleared 250 tonnes of earth, roots and concrete as frost cracking had damaged much of the structure.' The map can be viewed from ground level or a viewing tower, equivalent to the scale altitude of 45,000 metres - five times the height of a cruising passenger aircraft. It was commissioned by Mr Tomasik, from Krakow, Poland, and designed by Dr. Kazimierz Trafas, a cartographer and town planner. The map was built over six summers by a small group of Polish exchange students, assisted by locals and staff from the Hotel Black Barony, which was owned by Mr Tomasik. Mr Tomasik, a former sergeant in Poland's 1st Armoured Division, had been stationed in Galashiels, Scottish Borders and married a Scottish nurse in 1942 after being treated in the town's Peel Hospital for a wound. After the hotel closed in 1985 and ownership of Barony Castle passed from the Tomasik family, the map fell gradually into disrepair and became heavily overgrown After the hotel closed in 1985 and ownership of Barony Castle passed from the Tomasik family, the map fell gradually into disrepair and became heavily overgrown. In August 2010 the initial clean-up started and category B-listed status was secured for the map in 2012. In 2013, work began on clearing loose rubble and weeds from the map in advance of restoration, and tests were carried out successfully to reconnect the old gravity-driven water supply. The map is now being carefully restored by Mapa Scotland, with the aim of establishing it as a permanent educational resource and visitor attraction. In August 2010 the initial clean-up started and category B-listed status was secured for the map in 2012All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility