A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.

The United Kingdom's smallest working cathedral also serves as a quaint bed and breakfast.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

A bronze tribute to the wildly popular video game from the '90s.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.