Ceres, Scotland
'Provost of Ceres'
A well-traveled statuette of a much-beloved village icon.
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Ceres, Scotland
A well-traveled statuette of a much-beloved village icon.
Stirling, Scotland
The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A memorial to the acting bear whose escape caused a sensation on the Outer Hebrides.
Crail, Scotland
The remains of a 19th-century carving of what was to be a signal light on the Firth of Forth Estuary.
Lassodie, Scotland
The half-finished remains of what would have been Scotland’s biggest piece of landscape art.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.
Kirriemuir, Scotland
A re-purposed wooden sculpture, depicting one of Scotland's most beloved writer's amphibious creations.
Crieff, Scotland
A sculpture commemorating the "world's best mouser" in what is likely Scotland's longest-running distillery
Glasgow, Scotland
This ancient holy well is older than much of the city that surrounds it.
Rosemarkie, Scotland
This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.
Ballater, Scotland
More than a century old, this cast iron bridge on the Balmoral Estate leads to nowhere.
Musselburgh, Scotland
Sculptures depicting Scottish and English soldiers in battle honor a 16th-century conflict.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This statue stands as a message against the ills of Apartheid.
Alton, England
A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.
Pleasley, England
This park and coal mine heritage site is home to two of the last steam winding engines in the UK.
Gateshead, England
The largest timber structure in Europe.
Durham, England
A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.
Carnforth, England
These early 19th-century kilns were used to make coke, a key Ingredient in steel production.
Matlock Bath, England
This historic textile mill has been repurposed as a shopping outlet, which houses a textile museum that celebrates its industrial past.
Leeds, England
In a small courtyard resides this large mural that draws inspiration from Leeds and its history.
Sheffield, England
Located behind the Riverside Pub is a nautical fantasy from one of the area's renowned street artists.
Staffordshire, England
Parts of this former military training ground may have inspired parts of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous fantasy series.
Rowde, England
This section of the Kennet and Avon Canal has been designated the same level of heritage protection as Stonehenge.