Gourock, Scotland
Granny Kempock Standing Stone
An urban megalith steeped in local lore.
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Gourock, Scotland
An urban megalith steeped in local lore.
Alexandria, Scotland
Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.
Greenock, Scotland
A war memorial dedicated to the Free French Naval forces of World War II.
Port Glasgow, Scotland
A sculpture dedicated to this town’s rich shipbuilding heritage.
Glasgow, Scotland
This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.
Moffat, Scotland
“It has nae lugs!”
Rivington, England
This 20th-century replica of a 13th-century castle has itself fallen into ruin.
Carnforth, England
Inside this station, the 1945 film "Brief Encounter" is played on a loop daily.
Langcliffe, England
A small, archaeology park outside Settle in the Yorkshire Dales with ruins of the impressive Hoffman Lime Kilns and an informative trail which explains the industrial history of the site and leads you to other ruined structures.
Lancaster, England
The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.
County Durham, England
A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.
Piercebridge, England
This bridge once allowed Dere Street to cross the River Tees.
West Auckland, England
This memorial depicts the unlikely team that won England the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy.
Shildon, England
This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.
Shildon, England
The train that took the prime minister on his final journey now rests in a British museum.
Durham, England
A statue commemorating the perilous journey made by the monks who delivered the body of St. Cuthbert.
Durham, England
A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.
Durham, England
Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
Lincoln, England
The world's first military tank was designed in this English city amid the stalemate of WWI trench warfare.
Lincoln, England
The charming collection illustrates life in Lincolnshire in the 18th through 20th centuries.
Lincoln, England
The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.
Lincoln, England
Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.