An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

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

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

This memorial celebrates the legacy of the British-Norwegian resistance movement during World War II.

This audio art installation pays tribute to the weather and unique linguistic history of the archipelago.

An unusually shaped lighthouse with origins rooted in heartbreak.

British Empire's last territorial expansion, claimed by four countries.

FIFA deemed this isolated field one of the most remarkable places to play the sport.

A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.

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

More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.

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

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

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

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