A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

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

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

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

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

A small village in two different countries.

A quaint hamlet of nine cottages around a small green near Blaise castle.

Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.

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

An octagonal folly tower overlooking the sea.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.

An ancient hotspot for spotting schools of fish.

A legendary rocking stone, returned to its clifftop perch.

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.

The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.

An abandoned village where the ruined foundations cling to a cliff.

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

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

This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.