History & Culture in Scotland

The raised stones in the middle of this road through Culross are relics of a 17th-century class divide.

This Norman church survived the Reformation before suffering 300 years of neglect.

Beneath this headstone lie the severed body parts of three individuals who were caught up in a bloody period of Scottish history.

Believed to be the capital of the the ancient kingdom of Dál Riata.

The ruins of a once-grand castle that played host to a tournament with 100,000 attendees.

Carved between 3500 and 1000 B.C., the distinctive carvings at this site are poorly understood.

A beautifully-carved Pictish stone encased in a protective glass structure.

According to local legend, this church was built with two doors, so that residents of two rival villages had their own entrances.

A pair of stone circles positioned on the bank of the River Esk.

A 19th-century Neoclassical building now housing a Hindu temple represents modern-day Glasgow at its most multicultural.

The long-lost final resting place of an accused witch.

Paisley's oldest open green space contains a rather ostentatious fountain at its center.

On a corner of the Ardmeanach peninsula on the Isle of Mull, a 50 million-year-old fossil tree hides in the coastal cliffs.

This emblematic representation is said to bring the students good fortune.

A scene of a heinous act during a troubled period of Scottish history.

A memorial to two dedicated postal workers who lost their lives delivering mail.