The carved medieval stones stand near the ruined abbey's parking lot.

This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.

The first woman in America to receive a medical degree.

A poignant memorial shows the widows and children left heartbroken by the worst fishing disaster in Scottish history.

One of four sister bronze sculptures dedicated to the widows and orphans of an 1881 tragedy.

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

A remnant of the Roman army's presence on the coast of Scotland.

This severely painted building has a twisted connection to the witch hunts of the 1640s.

The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.

A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."

This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.

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

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

The raised stones in the middle of this road through Culross are relics of a 17th-century class divide.

A trio of giant megalithic stones in the middle of a golf course.

A cottage built at the birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, a sailor who inspired the novel 'Robinson Crusoe.'

Some cheeky plantings brighten an old slipway on Scotland's Firth of Forth.

This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.

Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.

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

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

The south aisle of this church once served as a burial vault.

These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.