Bigton, Scotland
St Ninian's Chapel
This former chapel resides on an island connected to the mainland by one of Shetland's iconic beachy tombolos.
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Bigton, Scotland
This former chapel resides on an island connected to the mainland by one of Shetland's iconic beachy tombolos.
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Matavun, Slovenia
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An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
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Lerwick, Scotland
This audio art installation pays tribute to the weather and unique linguistic history of the archipelago.
London, England
Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.
Baltasound, Scotland
This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.
Callanish, Scotland
The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.
Carloway, Scotland
A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.
Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Bragar, Scotland
A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.
Baile an Truiseil, Scotland
The 5,000-year-old megalith is believed to be Scotland's tallest standing stone.
Eoropaidh, Scotland
A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.
Durness, Scotland
A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past
Stenness, Scotland
The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.
Stromness, Scotland
Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.
Stromness, Scotland
Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."
Orkney, Scotland
A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Birsay, Scotland
This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.
Lambholm, Scotland
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.
Sumburgh, Scotland
This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.