Lendalfoot, Scotland
Sawney Bean's Cave
Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.
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Lendalfoot, Scotland
Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.
Dunoon, Scotland
This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.
Fortingall, Scotland
Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.
Forres, Scotland
A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.
Ayr, Scotland
This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Formerly abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.
Dunure, Scotland
This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.
Haddington, Scotland
Ruined castle with subterranean vaulted Goblin Ha' or "Goblin Hall."
Aboyne, Scotland
A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.
Falkirk, Scotland
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
Torwood, Scotland
The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.
Orkney, Scotland
A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.
Melrose, Scotland
This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.
Stromness, Scotland
Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.
Dunino, Scotland
A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.
Wilkieston, Scotland
Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.
Edinburgh, Scotland
There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.
Milton, Scotland
This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Munlochy, Scotland
A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.
North Berwick, Scotland
The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.