This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

A writer's tiny retreat built from salvaged shipwreck timbers.

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Beasts and branches swirl in sandstone carvings, interrupted by one strange creature.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?