Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

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

A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales

6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.

Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.

This mysterious hilltop collection of Druid carvings isn't quite what it seems.

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

This tower was constructed to commemorate the man who helped bring true democracy to the United Kingdom.

What looks like missing grout is actually an old pub's peephole.

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

Lewis Carroll's White Rabbit or something else altogether?

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.

This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

Grotto replete with mystical designs laid out in glued shell mosaics.

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.