Places Stiltonwitch Wants to Go

A square stone tomb marks the spot where six men were killed while holding a service in Caldoris Wood.

A monument honoring 81 residents of this Scottish town who were executed for witchcraft in the 16th century.

A fascinating collection of Scottish late-medieval carved stones

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

Dating back roughly 240 million years to the Triassic period, it was left by a large, 12-foot-long crocodile ancestor called a Chirotherium or "hand-beast".

These quaint cottages feature built-in signaling devices for fishermen.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

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

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

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

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.