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Ben Lomond and Loch Lomond as seen from the grounds of Ross Priory. (Margaret MacGillivray/Atlas Obscura)

Alexandria, Scotland

Loch Lomond

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The south face of Ben Nevis

Polldubh, Scotland

Ben Nevis

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

Kilt Rock

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls

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

Ruins of Tantallon Castle

North Berwick, Scotland

Ruins of Tantallon Castle

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

Skara Brae is on the west coast of Scotland.

Sandwick, Scotland

Skara Brae

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

Lionhead carved on a pendant in the Rosslyn Chapel

Roslin, Scotland

Rosslyn Chapel

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

Eilean Donan

Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland

Eilean Donan

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

(Flickr/Wojtek Gurak)

Edinburgh, Scotland

Holyrood Abbey Ruins

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Fairy Pools.

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Fairy Pools

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

The holy well.

Kerry, Ireland

Saint Brendan’s Well

An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.

Defensive guns

Dunree Head, Ireland

Fort Dunree

A retired military stronghold on the rolling green coast of Donegal.

Charlie Chaplin's Vacation Statue

Kerry, Ireland

Charlie Chaplin's Vacation Statue

An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.

Interior of Grianán

County Donegal, Ireland

Grianán of Aileach

You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.

The Burren

Corofin, Ireland

The Burren

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

Gallorus Oratory

Kerry, Ireland

Gallarus Oratory

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

The Round Tower of Glendalough

Wicklow, Ireland

The Round Tower of Glendalough

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

The medieval Church of Saint Nicholas.
Permanently Closed

Ireland

The Lost Town of Newtown Jerpoint (Jerpoint Park)

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

Oscar Wilde Statue in Merrion Square Park, across the street from his childhood home

Dublin, Ireland

Statue of Oscar Wilde

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

Kyteler's Inn today.

Kilkenny, Ireland

Kyteler's Inn

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

Mound of Hostages

Meath, Ireland

Mound of the Hostages

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

A bog body.

Dublin, Ireland

Kingship and Sacrifice

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

Saintly Weepers, possibly six of the Apostles

Kilkenny, Ireland

Jerpoint Abbey

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

Drombeg Stone Circle

Rosscarbery, Ireland

Drombeg Stone Circle

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

Newgrange

Dowth, Ireland

Newgrange

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

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