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The oldest library in Scotland was built from the remains of a church to hold a churchman's library.

A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.

Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.

These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.

65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.

This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

A midnight snack that lights up the night.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

An intriguing three-sided folly is a testament to one man's devotion to Catholicism and the number three.

This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

The largest known medieval map of the world.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.