The longest staircase lock in Britain.

Believed to be the capital of the the ancient kingdom of Dál Riata.

Paisley's oldest open green space contains a rather ostentatious fountain at its center.

A unique art installation located on what was once considered the widest railway bridge in the world.

A memorial to the acting bear whose escape caused a sensation on the Outer Hebrides.

This colorful mosaic remembers one of Britain's most deadly peacetime fires.

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

This emblematic representation is said to bring the students good fortune.

Inscribed on the gate are the names of 29 figures from the University's first five centuries.

Even though some of the buildings date back to the Victorian era, this research institute is still involved in cutting-edge astronomy research.

A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.

Considered "the most original, complete, and unimproved" circles in Aberdeenshire.

Now in ruins, this abbey was the home of Tironensian monks for more than 400 years.

The ruins of a 15th-century castle that has seen its fair share of bitter feuds.

It's said this was once the home of King James V's pet lion.

Cut into a sheer cliff face, these stairs are the only way to reach a secluded Scottish harbor.

Although it appears much older, this castle-like tower is actually a Georgian-era folly.

Despite what a Thai tourism board might want you to think, this white-sand beach is in fact located on a Scottish island.

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.

Vibrant paintings stretch across 600 feet of derelict railway.

This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.

The ruins of a medieval seminary some say is the oldest university site in Scotland.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.