Edinburgh, Scotland
Sanctuary Stones
A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.
Wallyford, Scotland
This carved memorial is dedicated to the miners who died working in the town's collieries.
Wallyford, Scotland
This memorial commemorates a defining 16th-century battle between English and Scottish forces.
Inveresk, Scotland
This 19th-century sanctuary was built atop a hill that once housed a Roman fort.
Musselburgh, Scotland
A sculpture dedicated to the Roman history steeped in a Scottish town.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An iconic red telephone box turned tiny art gallery.
Edinburgh, Scotland
It's a mystery how these curious columns wound up in an Edinburgh suburb.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.
Alexandria, Scotland
A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.
Cardross, Scotland
One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.
Peebles, Scotland
An abandoned, desolate train tunnel that was used during World War II.
Traquair, Scotland
The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.
Moffat, Scotland
“It has nae lugs!”
Melrose, Scotland
This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.
East Linton, Scotland
A curious structure built just for the birds.
Dunbar, Scotland
This 19th-century monument served an important purpose for fishermen thanks to its built-in barometer.
Dunbar, Scotland
The small Scottish townhouse where the "Father of the National Parks" was born.
Haddington, Scotland
These ruins of a medieval church are full of architectural mysteries.
Invergordon, Scotland
Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.
Dunbar, Scotland
At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.
Duns, Scotland
The beloved war-time celebrity spent time in the area before retiring to the Edinburgh Zoo.