Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aikey Brae Stone Circle
Considered "the most original, complete, and unimproved" circles in Aberdeenshire.
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Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Considered "the most original, complete, and unimproved" circles in Aberdeenshire.
Cheltenham, England
Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.
Gloucester, England
Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.
Strichen, Scotland
This ancient monument has been dissembled and put back together at least twice.
Strichen, Scotland
The ruinous former neo-classical mansion was built for Thomas Fraser of Strichen.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
The sole surviving large cairn in an area that was once littered with burial monuments.
Fraserburgh, Scotland
An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.
Rosehearty, Scotland
The south aisle of this church once served as a burial vault.
Rosehearty, Scotland
The ruins of a 15th-century tower house.
Portknockie, Scotland
Named for its similarity to the tip of a violin's bow, this striking formation was created by millions of years of erosion.
Elgin, Scotland
Once considered one of the country's finest motte and bailey castles.
Highland, Scotland
A double cantilever system bridge that was designed to prevent flood damage.
Glasgow, Scotland
Remnants of the Roman empire's northern frontier nestled in suburban Glasgow.
Wanlockhead, Scotland
The last water-powered beam pumping engine in Britain.
Elgin, Scotland
A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."
Forres, Scotland
A reminder of the gruesome punishments delivered to those who were found guilty during Scotland's witchcraft trials.
Nairn, Scotland
One of the most spectacular 18th-century bridges in Scotland.
Kingussie, Scotland
These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.
Feshiebridge, Scotland
These skilfully executed, poignant works of art dot a verdant Scottish dell.
Carrbridge, Scotland
Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.
Inverness, Scotland
This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.
Beauly, Scotland
After 800 years, Europe's oldest elm tree has met its end.
Beauly, Scotland
These ruins saw a second life as a cemetery.
Rosemarkie, Scotland
This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.