Places Jfmcl Wants to Go

Nine hundred years ago, this was the home of a feudal lord. Today all that remains is a steep mound surrounded by a deep moat.

Did the legendary Scottish knight William Wallace actually take refuge here after a major battle?

The first Chinese student to graduate from a European university.

One of four sister bronze sculptures dedicated to the widows and orphans of an 1881 tragedy.

Stone monkeys adorn the buildings of this former estate.

This unassuming stone is possibly the oldest Scottish memorial to the 13th-century knight.

The first woman in America to receive a medical degree.

This 16th-century tower house has a little hidden secret and a connection to an Apollo astronaut.

A gap marks the spot where a now-missing stone once completed the circular arrangement at this Neolithic site.

Reportedly the "most handsome" market cross in Scotland.

The recurring nature of this geographic feature might make it unique in the world.

This carved memorial is dedicated to the miners who died working in the town's collieries.

These sculptures common among indigenous populations in North America, celebrate Shetland's unique geology.

A 2,000-year-old Iron Age fort offers stunning ocean views.

One of a series of sculptures making a statement about sea-level rise in the United Kingdom.

A rare remnant of an exposition that took place nearby at the end of the 19th-century.

On a corner of the Ardmeanach peninsula on the Isle of Mull, a 50 million-year-old fossil tree hides in the coastal cliffs.

The remains of "the Pearl of Scotland" can be found inside this church.

A circle made up of 19 boulders has stood in Scotland's Bladnoch Valley for some 4,000 years.

This 900-foot structure with 20 arches crossing a Scottish river was built in the late 19th century.

The long-lost final resting place of an accused witch.

Considered "the most original, complete, and unimproved" circles in Aberdeenshire.

This public library still showcases its former life as a 19th-century church.

A small Scottish town's larger-than-life tribute to the celebrated accordion player.