A poignant memorial shows the widows and children left heartbroken by the worst fishing disaster in Scottish history.

A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.

The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.

A steep and winding road in the Yorkshire Dales passes by these deep natural potholes.

The remains of a remote village that once housed over 1,200 dam workers and their families.

This incredible viaduct was part of the Victorian railway boom and helped the Midland Railway navigate tough terrain.

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.

An ornate "graveyard" for some of the country's forlorn building relics.

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

The only surviving leech house in the United Kingdom was a home for bloodsucking worms until the 1900s.

A small waterfall tucked away in the forest of Harmby Gill.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.