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An uninspiring grass verge transformed into a therapeutic community garden.

This Victorian-era walkway is just one of the many 19th-century treasures in Whitehead.

This mysterious Bronze Age standing stone has become a place where couples profess their love.

A replica memorializes the site where women were punished after the last witchcraft trial in Ireland.

This former ice house dates to the early 19th-century and featured an underground chamber.

This woodland area is a lasting tribute to the Queen Mother.

This Edwardian style home doubles as a magnificent local art gallery.

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.

Following years of secrecy, the hidden history of a World War II site is being brought to light.

This 500-year-old Tudor home is a treasure trove of history and mystery.

This eclectic antique shop is home to the taxidermy remains of a celebrity lion named Simba.

Eerily lifelike effigies stare at everyone who enters this sanctuary.

This 1776 beacon on the coast of Wales is said to have a ghost called Raymond, the last lighthouse keeper.

A section of a historic wooden trestle viaduct is preserved next to the railway line it once carried.

This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.

An amazing collection of curiosities hidden in a small Welsh village.

This 19th-century island fort built to protect against an invasion by sea.

This mural honoring a drowned village has become a symbol of Welsh pride and patriotism.

A turn-of-the-century prophecy comes true when a mischievous wooden Devil watches the neighboring church burn to the ground

This ancient castle has been abandoned since the Edwardian conquest of Wales.

A 150-year-old steam locomotive crosses the southern half of the island daily.

This hidden bridge is where local children leave gifts and messages for the island's fay folk.

A 13th-century fortified manor house that was once sieged during the English Civil War.

This ingenious engineering solution was built to stop the "theft" of canal water.