Stromness, Scotland
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Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."
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Stromness, Scotland
Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."
Machrie, Scotland
More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.
Callanish, Scotland
The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.
Carloway, Scotland
A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.
Glasgow, Scotland
The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.
Glasgow, Scotland
Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.
Aviemore, Scotland
Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.
Finstown, Scotland
Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.
Dunfermline, Scotland
A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.
Foyers, Scotland
A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales
Birnam, Scotland
Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."
Paisley, Scotland
A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.
Wilkieston, Scotland
Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.
Isle of Bute, Scotland
A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.
Glasgow, Scotland
Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.
Stromness, Scotland
Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.
Cardross, Scotland
One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.
Melrose, Scotland
This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.
Sandwick, Scotland
A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.
Torwood, Scotland
The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.
Isle of Eigg, Scotland
This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.
Alexandria, Scotland
A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.
Dunning, Scotland
A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.