An abandoned lighthouse awaits its destiny: being buried under shifting sand.

At these downtown crossings, pedestrian lights show axe-wielding Vikings instead of the usual walking figures.

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

One of the largest objects salvaged from the famous sunken passenger ship.

On moonless nights, it's said that you can still hear the church bell of a village that was swept out of the dunes and lost to the rising sea.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

The castle that provided the setting for much of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' is now a pilgrimage site for fans.

The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.

This figure of a local merchant is said to reanimate and do a dance during Hogmanay.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.