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An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.

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

The strange behavior of a tween led to allegations of witchcraft and a curse being placed on anybody within earshot.

Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

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

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

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

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

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

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

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

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

This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.