Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Memsie Round Cairn
The sole surviving large cairn in an area that was once littered with burial monuments.
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Aberdeenshire, Scotland
The sole surviving large cairn in an area that was once littered with burial monuments.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A memorial dedicated to a boating accident that was bringing troops back home from World War I.
Fraserburgh, Scotland
Believed to be the site where St. Drostan performed baptisms.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Designed to illustrate two parts of the human psyche.
Aberdeen, Scotland
This effigy was crafted to annoy a neighbor after a civil dispute over a foul smell.
Hume, Scotland
From fortification to folly, this hilltop structure has undergone many changes in the last 800 years.
Paisley, Scotland
A Paisley park where little has changed since its early 20th-century creation.
Dundee, Scotland
Each section of this public work of art represents one of the city's guilds.
Carberry, Scotland
A small stone pillar marks the spot where Mary, Queen of Scots, spent her final hours as a free woman.
Edinburgh, Scotland
One of only three examples of a stained glass window manufactured by the Tiffany Company in Scotland.
Kirkcudbright, Scotland
A 17th-century building that once served as the town's courthouse and jail is now a thriving art center.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Considered "the most original, complete, and unimproved" circles in Aberdeenshire.
Sandhead, Scotland
Dating back to the 500s, these stones include some of the oldest Christian memorials in Scotland.
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
A tribute to a child prodigy who died way too young.
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Named after a 6th-century saint, who was also a scholar.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A stone-filled garden in the heart of Edinburgh commemorates the father of modern geology.
Shetland Islands, Scotland
A memorial to a 19th-century fishing disaster that had deep repercussions across Shetland.
Ceres, Scotland
A well-traveled statuette of a much-beloved village icon.
Broxburn, Scotland
In the 18th century, the Earl of Buchan mapped the universe on this stone pillar.
Dunbar, Scotland
This giant steel bear is a tribute to naturalist John Muir.
Whaligoe, Scotland
Cut into a sheer cliff face, these stairs are the only way to reach a secluded Scottish harbor.
Greenock, Scotland
A war memorial dedicated to the Free French Naval forces of World War II.
Cambuslang, Scotland
This striking monument pays tribute to those who died working the coal pits from the town of Cambuslang.
Strichen, Scotland
This ancient monument has been dissembled and put back together at least twice.