Eamont Bridge, England
Mayburgh Henge
An impressive Neolithic henge with banks nearly 10 feet high.
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Eamont Bridge, England
An impressive Neolithic henge with banks nearly 10 feet high.
Brougham, England
A memorial overlooking a busy roadway is linked with the story of a 17th-century noblewoman’s legal battle for her inheritance.
Eamont Bridge, England
Though this large circular site is now named for the legendary king, its history dates back to the Neolithic era.
Penrith, England
It may not be the final resting place of a literal giant, but the Giant’s Grave is still archaeologically important.
Aviemore, Scotland
Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.
Alexandria, Scotland
Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.
Fort William, Scotland
In 1990, this 37-foot red steel bottle sailed from New York to England.
Banavie, Scotland
The longest staircase lock in Britain.
Ballachulish, Scotland
The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
Glencoe, Scotland
A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.
Luss, Scotland
An 11th-century Viking gravestone in a Victorian parish church graveyard.
Nantwich, England
On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.
Lockerbie, Scotland
A remembrance of the local Scottish victims of the Lockerbie Bombing Incident in the now-restored neighborhood.
Ogmore-by-Sea, Wales
This huge coastal nature reserve in Wales was a stand-in for the Arabian Peninsula in 'Lawrence of Arabia.'
Salisbury, England
This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.
Marlborough, England
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Devizes, England
In 1999, a new equine figure was cut into this English hillside near the site where an older white horse had previously appeared.
Wiltshire, England
This ancient fort overlooks the site of a disastrous retreat from the English Civil War.
Polldubh, Scotland
The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.
London, England
Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.
London, England
The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.
London, England
A living lighting fixture.