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This 19th-century sanctuary was built atop a hill that once housed a Roman fort.

The carved medieval stones stand near the ruined abbey's parking lot.

A single oak tree rises out of the waters of Loch Lomond.

A former medieval fortress, now home to Edinburgh Napier University, contains a rather risqué work of art.

This modern work of art was a refreshing addition to one of the oldest theatres in the city.

Although it appears much older, this castle-like tower is actually a Georgian-era folly.

A plaque installed underwater marks the fall of a royal family from an imagined parallel universe—part of a globe-spanning art project.

Andrew Carnegie funded the building of almost 3,000 libraries across the world, this was the first.

Visible at low tide, this rusting vessel is one of the last surviving examples of the X-Class "Midget" submarines.

The medley of artwork tells the history of this Scottish town.

The oldest natural aquarium in the United Kingdom.

Near this coastal cave stands a small memorial to the hermit who made it his home for three decades.

Learn local history while picking up groceries at this museum tucked inside a supermarket.

A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.

This severely painted building has a twisted connection to the witch hunts of the 1640s.

The world's first experimental nutritionist is memorialized as the "Hippocrates of naval medicine."

This short white tower is all that's left of Scotland's first permanently manned lighthouse.

A 13th-century stronghold that has fallen into ruin.

A long-abandoned relic of World War II.

A historic fortification critical to Anglo-Scottish conflicts now serves as a bed and breakfast.

British Empire's last territorial expansion, claimed by four countries.

Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.

The remnants of a classic 1970's British film.

This tiny getaway tucked away in an uninhabited Scottish valley isn't your ordinary teahouse.