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Scotland

Edinburgh, Scotland

Inverleith House

Once home to a Scottish baronet, this 18th-century historic house doubles as a legendary art space.

Steps leading up to Peden's Cave.

Failford, Scotland

Peden's Cave

A historic cave in Scotland once served as a hiding place for a famous Covenanter.

Haggis Ice Cream

Batches of this Scottish flavor get a bagpipe escort into the parlor.

When water and wind carve a path throw deep banks of snow, the effect is otherworldly.

What Is a Snow Tunnel?

Up in the Scottish Highlands, you can stand inside two seasons at once.

Jessica Leigh Hester April 23, 2018

Scottish wildcats may be fluffy, but can be ferocious when cornered.

An Enormous, Four-Foot Wildcat Has Been Spotted in a Scottish Forest

It's been nicknamed "the Clashindarroch Beast."

Natasha Frost March 28, 2018

A page from the <em>Book of Deer</em>, a medieval illuminated book of gospels, is believed to be Scotland's oldest manuscript.

Found: Evidence of a Long-Lost Scottish Monastery

Archaeologists may have found where one of the country's oldest manuscripts was written.

Vittoria Traverso January 11, 2018

An array of Buckfast.

Buckfast

The caffeinated wine is made by British monks and loved by Scottish criminals.

The Sphinx, Great Britain's oldest snow patch.

The Impending Disappearance of Great Britain's Oldest Snow Patch

"Snow patchers" are watching the Sphinx with dread.

Natasha Frost September 18, 2017

A Massive Oil Rig Has Washed Up on a Beach in Scotland

It weighs nearly 19,000 tons.

Erik Shilling August 8, 2016

Scottish Birds Continue Stealing Large Amounts of Underwear

For two years now, a pair of red kites have routinely stolen undergarments from a popular Angus skinny-dipping spot.

Jessie Guy-Ryan June 25, 2016

On a sunny day

Isle of Iona, Scotland

Iona Abbey

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

Robert Louis Stevenson Museum

Robert Louis Stevenson Museum

A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.

Permanently Closed

Anstruther, Scotland

Smuggler's Inn

Stay in the one time home to one of Scotland's most notorious gentleman's sex clubs.