Strichen, Scotland
Strichen Stone Circle
This ancient monument has been dissembled and put back together at least twice.
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Strichen, Scotland
This ancient monument has been dissembled and put back together at least twice.
Bigton, Scotland
This former chapel resides on an island connected to the mainland by one of Shetland's iconic beachy tombolos.
Haroldswick, Scotland
Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.
Lambholm, Scotland
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.
Pitlochry, Scotland
An exceptional engineering feat that facilitates the migration of salmon upstream during their breeding season.
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.
Corgarff, Scotland
This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.
Aviemore, Scotland
Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.
Aviemore, Scotland
Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Inside a Scottish castle hangs the tattered remains of a flag with murky origins and supposed magic powers.
Heilam, Scotland
The ruins of a defunct limestone quarry still haunt this Scottish promontory.
Durness, Scotland
A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past
Birsay, Scotland
This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.
Orkney, Scotland
A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.
Hoy, Scotland
Legends surrounding this megalithic tomb range from giants to a dwarf named Trollid.
Dunnet, Scotland
The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.
John o' Groats, Scotland
The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.
Golspie, Scotland
A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.
Lairg, Scotland
This man-made waterfall was designed to help improve access for spawning salmon.
Invergordon, Scotland
Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.
Rosemarkie, Scotland
This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.
Munlochy, Scotland
A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.