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Gilmerton Cove
Permanently Closed

Edinburgh, Scotland

Gilmerton Cove

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

The Palm house

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

The fountain.

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Witches' Well

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

(Flickr/Wojtek Gurak)

Edinburgh, Scotland

Holyrood Abbey Ruins

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A street in the close.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Mary King’s Close

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

Dunnottar on the cliff looking out on the North Sea

Stonehaven, Scotland

Dunnottar Castle

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

Stonehaven Fireball Ceremony

Stonehaven, Scotland

Stonehaven Fireball Ceremony

This brilliant display of whirling fireballs celebrates Hogmanay.

Russell Head

Aberdeen, Scotland

Russell Head

This effigy was crafted to annoy a neighbor after a civil dispute over a foul smell.

Brig o’ Balgownie

Aberdeen, Scotland

Brig o’ Balgownie

Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.

Inside the overgrown great hall.

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Boyne Castle

The overgrown ruins of this once majestic castle sit forlornly in the Scottish countryside.

New Slains Castle Ruins

Cruden Bay, Scotland

New Slains Castle Ruins

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Burn O'Vat

Aboyne, Scotland

Burn O'Vat

A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.

Abandoned oil rigs.

Invergordon, Scotland

Oil Rig Graveyard

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

Rait Castle

Nairn, Scotland

Rait Castle

In the Scottish Highlands, this 13th-century castle ruin is hidden at the end of a farm track.

Medieval Garden Maze at Cawdor Castle

Nairn, Scotland

Cawdor Castle

The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.

The Fairy Glen

Rosemarkie, Scotland

The Fairy Glen - Rosemarkie

This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.

Clootie Well

Munlochy, Scotland

Clootie Well

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

A model of the mighty, ill-fated Titanic.
Permanently Closed

Inverness, Scotland

Ship Space

The Titanic sails again in one Scotland man's backyard.

Clava Cairns

Inverness, Scotland

Clava Cairns

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

Salmon making the leap up the falls.

Lairg, Scotland

Falls of Shin

This man-made waterfall was designed to help improve access for spawning salmon.

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