Noratus, Armenia
Khachkars
Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Gilmerton Cove
This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.
Guča, Serbia
Lapidarium
An open-air museum dedicated to tombstones and roadside stone monuments.
Putim, Czechia
Putim Ossuary
The mystery of the Putim Ossuary involves a tricorn hat.
Budapest, Hungary
Dominican Convent and Saint Margret's Resting Place
On a teardrop-shaped island in the Danube, the ruins of a convent and the final resting place of a saint.
Budapest, Hungary
Shoes on the Danube Promenade
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Ceres, Scotland
'Provost of Ceres'
A well-traveled statuette of a much-beloved village icon.
Cupar, Scotland
Covenanter's Grave
Beneath this headstone lie the severed body parts of three individuals who were caught up in a bloody period of Scottish history.
Saint Andrews, Scotland
George Wishart Memorial Stones
The initials "GW" mark where one of Scotland's most important Protestant martyrs was burned at the stake.
Saint Andrews, Scotland
Saint Salvator's Unlucky PH
Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.
Dunino, Scotland
Dunino Den
A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.
Lundin Links, Scotland
Lundin Links Standing Stones
A trio of giant megalithic stones in the middle of a golf course.
Culross, Scotland
Cobblestone Footpath
The raised stones in the middle of this road through Culross are relics of a 17th-century class divide.
Beauly, Scotland
Beauly Priory
These ruins saw a second life as a cemetery.
Shandwick, Scotland
Clach a' Charridh
A beautifully-carved Pictish stone encased in a protective glass structure.
Kingussie, Scotland
Ruthven Barracks
These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.
Lochgilphead, Scotland
Stane Alane Standing Stone
A mysterious solitary standing stone from the Neolithic period.
Kilmartin, Scotland
Ballymeanoch Prehistoric Monuments
This Neolithic-era complex boasts standing stones, a cairn, and the only henge in Western Scotland.
Kilmartin, Scotland
Dunchraigaig Cairn and Baluachraig Rock Art
No other place in Scotland has such a high concentration of prehistoric carved stone surfaces.
Kilmartin, Scotland
Kilmartin Glen Prehistoric Monuments
This collection of Neolithic monuments make up one of The U.K.'s richest archeological landscapes.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The Great Light
One of the largest lenses of its kind ever created, this former ship beacon has been brought down to Earth.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Friar's Bush Graveyard
Celebrated in poem, this tiny hidden cemetery has a big and grisly history.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Milltown Cemetery
An Irish cemetery filled with victims of political strife and violent conflict, including the grave of Bobby Sands.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Telegraph Building Belfast Blitz Scars
A small plaque highlights the damage caused by German air raids during World War II.
