Burghead, Scotland
The Burning of the Clavie
Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.
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Burghead, Scotland
Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.
Elie, Scotland
The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.
Birsay, Scotland
This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.
Spean Bridge, Scotland
This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.
Glasgow, Scotland
A secret door leads to this cozy dive that sells only “milk.”
Pittenweem, Scotland
This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.
Strathcarron, Scotland
This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.
Fortingall, Scotland
Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.
Golspie, Scotland
A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.
Machrie, Scotland
More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.
Cruden Bay, Scotland
The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Sandwick, Scotland
A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.
Lerwick, Scotland
During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.
Glasgow, Scotland
Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.
Haddington, Scotland
Ruined castle with subterranean vaulted Goblin Ha' or "Goblin Hall."
Scotland
A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.
Aboyne, Scotland
A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.
Scotland
Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.
Milton, Scotland
This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.
Dunino, Scotland
A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.
North Berwick, Scotland
The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.
Ardtalnaig, Scotland
Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.