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Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.

The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.

A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.

The 5,000-year-old megalith is believed to be Scotland's tallest standing stone.

Wonderfully preserved Victorian factory, complete with a preserved steam powered engine house.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

A secret door leads to this cozy dive that sells only “milk.”

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

These semi-natural waterfalls hint at the park's Victorian-era industrial past.

This volcanic plug boasts the longest recorded history of any Scottish stronghold.

An optical Illusion once believed to be an electrical phenomenon.

A trio of giant megalithic stones in the middle of a golf course.

The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

A historic cave in Scotland once served as a hiding place for a famous Covenanter.

This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.