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Considered "the most original, complete, and unimproved" circles in Aberdeenshire.

The ruins of a 15th-century castle that has seen its fair share of bitter feuds.

Cut into a sheer cliff face, these stairs are the only way to reach a secluded Scottish harbor.

This exhibit showcases the literary work of soldiers who suffered "shell shock" during World War I.

Edinburgh’s version of the Sistine Chapel is this former church, with an interior covered in paintings done by one woman over the course of nearly a decade.

It's believed this well was once plagued with evil spirits until St. Columba purified the water.

The oldest church in Inverness witnessed the brutal executions of many Scottish soldiers.

A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.

This remote Scottish island has the only round church in the nation.

Inscribed on the gate are the names of 29 figures from the University's first five centuries.

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

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

Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.

These ruins saw a second life as a cemetery.

The Devil’s Porridge tells the story of HM Factory Gretna and the munitions girls who mixed deadly chemicals.

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

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

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

The ruins of a 15th-century tower house.

A rare example of a Lowland broch.

The ruins of a world-renowned medieval hospital.

The longest staircase lock in Britain.

A ceramic postbox where visitors can post original poems and creative messages.

A watchhouse constructed from tombstones, to make way for a burial pit, for the victims succumbing to a deadly disease.