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

Named for its similarity to the tip of a violin's bow, this striking formation was created by millions of years of erosion.

Once considered one of the country's finest motte and bailey castles.

A reminder of the gruesome punishments delivered to those who were found guilty during Scotland's witchcraft trials.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

These ruins saw a second life as a cemetery.

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

A beautifully-carved Pictish stone encased in a protective glass structure.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.

An abandoned village where the ruined foundations cling to a cliff.

A collection of short standing stones covers this hillside.

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

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.