Saint Davids, Wales
Coetan Arthur Dolmen
A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.
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Saint Davids, Wales
A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.
Kilkenny, Ireland
Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.
Kenilworth, England
This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.
Eglwyswrw, Wales
This rocky outcrop served as a quarry for some of the bluestones that sit at the center of Stonehenge.
Portsoy, Scotland
These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.
Stoke Heath, England
A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.
Coventry, England
All that remains of the medieval palace of the famous "Black Prince."
Sligo, Ireland
The remains of this deep, dark mine have left behind a haunting rocky warren of tunnels.
Carlow, Ireland
Curated by a small staff of veterans, the Carlow Military Museum valiantly provides a personal perspective on over 800 years of Irish history.
Carlow, Ireland
Follow lines from a W.B. Yeats poem through interconnecting gardens designed to appeal to each of your senses.
Foyers, Scotland
A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales
Solihull, England
This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.
Coventry, England
This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.
Rutland, England
A locomotive that was captured as a prisoner of war is now recognized as a WWII memorial.
Coventry, England
One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.
Stoney Stanton, England
The site of the most dived wreck in the UK.
Kidderminster, England
Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.
Ballachulish, Scotland
The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
Woodhall, England
This memorial pays homage to the Royal Air Force squadron that breached two important dams during World War II.
Wicklow, Ireland
Ireland's only German military cemetery holds the remains of a spy who was moved there under the cover of darkness.
Aberystwyth, Wales
Welsh literary history is preserved in the delicate pages of these medieval manuscripts.
Cookley, England
Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.
Birmingham, England
This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.
Dublin, Ireland
An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.