This emblematic representation is said to bring the students good fortune.

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

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

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

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

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?