The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

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

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

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

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

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

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

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

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

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

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

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.