Edinburgh, Scotland
Catherine Sinclair Monument
A rare memorial paying homage to an altruistic woman from the 19th-century.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
A rare memorial paying homage to an altruistic woman from the 19th-century.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A stone monument acknowledging Scotland's right to have a separate Parliament from the one in Westminster.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."
Culross, Scotland
The raised stones in the middle of this road through Culross are relics of a 17th-century class divide.
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
A tribute to a child prodigy who died way too young.
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
An ingenious way to immortalize the inventor of universal time.
Dumfries, Scotland
The oldest working camera obscura in the world sits on the top floor of an old windmill tower.
Dumfries, Scotland
This decaying, grandiose tweed mill once housed the Norwegian Army in exile.
Dumfries, Scotland
After playing in this house and its gardens as a child, J.M. Barrie credited it for helping inspire the story of Peter Pan.
Culross, Scotland
The final resting place of three children, infected with the Black Death, who all died on the same day.
Glasgow, Scotland
A warning against "the demon drink" adorns the northwest entrance of Glasgow Green.
Millport, Scotland
The narrowest house in the U.K.
Galashiels, Scotland
The only panel of the Great Tapestry of Scotland that has been replaced, after the original was stolen.
Glasgow, Scotland
The home of two of Scotland's most important artists has been reassembled in the Hunterian Art Gallery.
Coldstream, Scotland
This Scottish tollhouse was a destination for clandestine marriages in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Erected in memory of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was born close to this spot, this statue commemorates the author and his famous detective.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Street names don't get more "late capitalism" than this.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This metallic cross was most likely the last thing a condemned person would see while on the gallows.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Visit the remains of a notorious Victorian-era correctional facility.
Millport, Scotland
The United Kingdom's smallest working cathedral also serves as a quaint bed and breakfast.
Johnstone, Scotland
A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.
Renfrewshire, Scotland
This stone was once used by druids to determine a person's innocence or guilt.
Johnstone, Scotland
A 16th-century castle unexpectedly nestled within a post-war housing development.
Johnstone, Scotland
Learn local history while picking up groceries at this museum tucked inside a supermarket.