Places Otherwyrld Wants to Go

Dedicated to one of the nation's worst engineering disasters.

Nine hundred years ago, this was the home of a feudal lord. Today all that remains is a steep mound surrounded by a deep moat.

A 2,000-year-old Iron Age fort offers stunning ocean views.

These stones date back to the 3rd or 2nd millennium B.C.

This fortified L-shaped tower is the ancient seat of clan Hannay.

This 900-foot structure with 20 arches crossing a Scottish river was built in the late 19th century.

A gap marks the spot where a now-missing stone once completed the circular arrangement at this Neolithic site.

A 17th-century building that once served as the town's courthouse and jail is now a thriving art center.

A square stone tomb marks the spot where six men were killed while holding a service in Caldoris Wood.

On a hill overlooking Loch Trool, a granite boulder marks the site where Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, defeated an English army.

The site of the world's first modern seismometer.

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.

Built as a training camp, this site became a detainment center for prisoners of war and German civilians during World War I.

Atop this arch, during the 16th-century, a sermon was given to those suffering from plague.

These plaques located in a court preserve a small piece of Edinburgh's history.

The departure point for the first return flight across the Atlantic.

No other place in Scotland has such a high concentration of prehistoric carved stone surfaces.

Did the legendary Scottish knight William Wallace actually take refuge here after a major battle?

Scotland is filled with standing stones that date back hundreds or thousands of years. This is not one of them.

Believed to be the birthplace of John Balliol.

This ancient holy well is older than much of the city that surrounds it.

This impressive midden of scallop shells apparently all comes from a single fishing company.

When a missile testing site was proposed near this site in the Outer Hebrides, this statue was commissioned in response.

If you fly into Edinburgh Airport, it's possible to spot this prehistoric site without even getting off the plane.