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A small, former industrial site overlooking Loch Kinardochy.

A former church that has been chronicling the Scottish island of Islay's rich history since the 70s.

These stones date back to the 3rd or 2nd millennium B.C.

Dedicated to one of the nation's worst engineering disasters.

The ruinous former neo-classical mansion was built for Thomas Fraser of Strichen.

When a missile testing site was proposed near this site in the Outer Hebrides, this statue was commissioned in response.

Built as a training camp, this site became a detainment center for prisoners of war and German civilians during World War I.

Did the legendary Scottish knight William Wallace actually take refuge here after a major battle?

The site of the world's first modern seismometer.

Named for its similarity to the tip of a violin's bow, this striking formation was created by millions of years of erosion.

A memorial to the acting bear whose escape caused a sensation on the Outer Hebrides.

This figure of a local merchant is said to reanimate and do a dance during Hogmanay.

On the outskirts of Edinburgh, a trio of topiary created by one man over the course of more than 20 years.

The ruins of a small church belonging to a powerful Scottish family still hold the remains of its patriarch.

The remains of "the Pearl of Scotland" can be found inside this church.

These unique weather vanes honor Scotland's most famous bard and decorate this walkway.

An amazing model of a whale's jaw bone pays homage to the region's seafaring traditions.

This 16th-century tower house has a little hidden secret and a connection to an Apollo astronaut.

A controversial cenotaph dedicated to a local physician with an unscrupulous past.

The remains of a 19th-century carving of what was to be a signal light on the Firth of Forth Estuary.

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

The first woman in America to receive a medical degree.

A 2,000-year-old Iron Age fort offers stunning ocean views.

The lasting remains of a bygone era of open-air meat markets.