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The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

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

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.