Cairndow, Scotland
The Tinkers' Heart
A rare permanent monument to the Scottish Travellers.
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Cairndow, Scotland
A rare permanent monument to the Scottish Travellers.
Dalmally, Scotland
Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.
Scotland
Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.
Isle of Iona, Scotland
A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.
Isle of Eigg, Scotland
This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.
Isle of Rum, Scotland
This once-majestic, now-abandoned Victorian castle has seen better days.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.
Strathcarron, Scotland
This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.
Glenelg, Scotland
The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.
Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.
Greenfield, Scotland
The solitary cairn marks a mysterious death that's still controversial more than two decades later.
Invergarry, Scotland
From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.
Spean Bridge, Scotland
This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.
Kingussie, Scotland
These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.
Corgarff, Scotland
This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.
Stonehaven, Scotland
The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.
Cruden Bay, Scotland
The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Fraserburgh, Scotland
An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.
Portsoy, Scotland
These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.
Elgin, Scotland
A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."
Nairn, Scotland
The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.