Edinburgh, Scotland
Site of the Porteous Riots
The location of a citizen uprising that led to a gruesome act of mob justice.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The location of a citizen uprising that led to a gruesome act of mob justice.
Airdrie, Scotland
A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.
Kingussie, Scotland
These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.
Fortingall, Scotland
Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.
Perth, Scotland
The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.
Perth, Scotland
Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.
Crieff, Scotland
Scotland's first free lending library, which protects literacy through inheritance.
Dunning, Scotland
A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.
Whitby, England
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Whitby, England
This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Stonehaven, Scotland
This brilliant display of whirling fireballs celebrates Hogmanay.
Stonehaven, Scotland
The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.
Kirriemuir, Scotland
A monument to the 70s rock icon stands on the road into this small Scottish town.
Kirriemuir, Scotland
A re-purposed wooden sculpture, depicting one of Scotland's most beloved writer's amphibious creations.
Scotland
A stone burial chamber that was also the site of religious rituals.
Glentrool, Scotland
On a hill overlooking Loch Trool, a granite boulder marks the site where Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, defeated an English army.
Glentrool, Scotland
A square stone tomb marks the spot where six men were killed while holding a service in Caldoris Wood.
Millport, Scotland
The United Kingdom's smallest working cathedral also serves as a quaint bed and breakfast.
Kilmartin, Scotland
This Neolithic-era complex boasts standing stones, a cairn, and the only henge in Western Scotland.
Kilmartin, Scotland
No other place in Scotland has such a high concentration of prehistoric carved stone surfaces.
Kilmartin, Scotland
This collection of Neolithic monuments make up one of The U.K.'s richest archeological landscapes.
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
A long-abandoned relic of World War II.
Arrochar, Scotland
This uniquely shaped rock formation is one of Scotland's most iconic mountains and gives spectacular views in all directions.