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The steep sided mottehill

Mochrum, Scotland

Druchtag Mote

Nine hundred years ago, this was the home of a feudal lord. Today all that remains is a steep mound surrounded by a deep moat.

Torhouse Stone Circle at sunset

Wigtown, Scotland

Torhouse Stone Circle

A circle made up of 19 boulders has stood in Scotland's Bladnoch Valley for some 4,000 years.

The Preceptory Tower at Temple Bruer.

Lincoln, England

Temple Bruer

This lone tower casts an outstretched shadow over the site of a once-wealthy Knights Templar preceptory.

Ruthven Barracks.

Kingussie, Scotland

Ruthven Barracks

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

Sorbie Tower

Sorbie, Scotland

Sorbie Tower

This fortified L-shaped tower is the ancient seat of clan Hannay.

'Wicker Man' Stumps

Cutcloy, Scotland

'Wicker Man' Stumps

The remnants of a classic 1970's British film.

Glenquicken Stone Circle in the mist

Creetown, Scotland

Glenquicken Stone Circle

A gap marks the spot where a now-missing stone once completed the circular arrangement at this Neolithic site.

Looking out to sea where pilgrims would have landed.

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Chapel Finian

Named after a 6th-century saint, who was also a scholar.

'Nuclear Energy'

Chicago, Illinois

'Nuclear Energy'

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

Waterloopbos.

Marknesse, Netherlands

Waterloopbos

This former hydraulic laboratory is now a woodland dotted with old engineering models.

Mozesbrug (Moses Bridge)

Halsteren, Netherlands

Mozesbrug (Moses Bridge)

Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.

Celestial Vault

The Hague, Netherlands

Celestial Vault

Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.

Les Fontinettes

Arques, France

Les Fontinettes

This disused boat elevator was saved from the scrap heap so that visitors could tour its rusting skeleton.

La Piscine museum in Roubaix.

Roubaix, France

La Piscine

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

Entrance of the mine.

Pernik, Bulgaria

Underground Mining Museum

One of the largest mines in Bulgaria is now home to a vast museum more than 100 feet underground.

Keppel's Column, named after Admiral Augustus Keppel.

Rotherham, England

Keppel's Column

An oddly shaped tower built to mark the acquittal of Admiral Keppel in a controversial 1770s case.

Preserved section of old viaduct.

Llanelli, Wales

Loughor Viaduct

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

Steel Men Of Wearside.

Monkwearmouth, England

Steel Men Of Wearside

This tribute to Sunderland's mining past stands outside the home of its football club.

The bridge has been in the open position for decades.

Oxford, England

Rewley Road Swing Bridge

The remnants of this unusual bridge await an uncertain fate.

Leawood Pumphouse

Whatstandwell, England

Leawood Pump House

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

A tunnel tour

Rhydymwyn, Cymru

M. S. Factory, Valley

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

A weird wartime target.

Linby, England

Linby Docks

A blunder resulted in these charming stone-lined streams becoming the target of a Nazi bombing.

The Lost Gateway

Sheffield, England

The Lost Gateway

In the ancient Woolley Woods, an art project promises access to new worlds.

York Solar System Trail.

Bishopthorpe, England

York Solar System Trail

Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.

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