Places glenswatman Wants to Go

This massive basalt sea stack stands obtrusively from the rocky coastline.

These huge glacial erratics are humorously named after a much much smaller bird.

This castle once belonged to one of the most prominent families of medieval Carrickfergus.

Whimsical woolen creatures have taken over this historic Northern Ireland park.

A restored World War II Churchill Mark VII Tank now stands guard in Carrickfergus.

These sculptures honor the knights who once called Carrickfergus Castle their stronghold.

A replica memorializes the site where women were punished after the last witchcraft trial in Ireland.

This stone honors the U.S. Rangers who made Carrickfergus their home base during World War II.

Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."

Derelict chemical plant on the North Sea is a beautiful industrial ruin.

This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.

This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.

This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.

Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.

This shell of a historic manor house on the Isle of Wight is said to be the most haunted site on the island.

The remains of a remote village that once housed over 1,200 dam workers and their families.

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

This overgrown Victorian chapel made of corrugated metal looks utterly out of place.