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This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

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

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

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

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

The world's spiciest ice cream comes from Glasgow.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.

The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.