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This remote Scottish isle is only inhabited by seals, birds, and the memory of a tragic settlement.

The oldest house in Glasgow is now a museum dedicated to the city's medieval history.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.

This volcanic plug boasts the longest recorded history of any Scottish stronghold.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

Ruined castle with subterranean vaulted Goblin Ha' or "Goblin Hall."

One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.

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

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

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