Malton, England
Wharram Percy
A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.
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Malton, England
A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.
Southwold, England
A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.
Newark, England
The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.
Berkeley, England
Abandoned boats decaying in the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.
Marlborough, England
It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.
Newquay, England
Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.
London, England
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
Beauly, Scotland
These ruins saw a second life as a cemetery.
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Named after a 6th-century saint, who was also a scholar.
Dunbar, Scotland
This giant steel bear is a tribute to naturalist John Muir.
Wanlockhead, Scotland
The last water-powered beam pumping engine in Britain.
Melrose, Scotland
This massive, 30-foot-tall statue of the famed Scottish knight overlooks a grassy knoll.
Ardchattan, Scotland
A private home envelops the ruins of this 13th-century priory.
Glentrool, Scotland
On a hill overlooking Loch Trool, a granite boulder marks the site where Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, defeated an English army.
Stirling, Scotland
The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.
Whaligoe, Scotland
Cut into a sheer cliff face, these stairs are the only way to reach a secluded Scottish harbor.
Kilmartin, Scotland
This collection of Neolithic monuments make up one of The U.K.'s richest archeological landscapes.
Saddell, Scotland
The carved medieval stones stand near the ruined abbey's parking lot.
Millport, Scotland
A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.
Milton, Scotland
This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.
Comrie, Scotland
The site of the world's first modern seismometer.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
The sole surviving large cairn in an area that was once littered with burial monuments.
Portknockie, Scotland
Named for its similarity to the tip of a violin's bow, this striking formation was created by millions of years of erosion.