A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.

An unusual style of hall-house standing in a beautiful location over an artificial loch

This triangular castle was besieged at least four times and shows many of the scars of defeat

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

A private home envelops the ruins of this 13th-century priory.

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.

A cross marks the spot in a small Scottish village that claims to be the exact center of the country.

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

One of the world's smallest functioning lighthouse boasts an unexpected connection.

This severely painted building has a twisted connection to the witch hunts of the 1640s.

The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.

This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

A small group of islands with a dramatic history.

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.

A church instrumental in the spreading of Christianity in England and the final resting place of hundreds of Saxons.

This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.

One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."