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This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

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

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

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

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.

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

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.