Aboyne, Scotland
Burn O'Vat
A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.
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Aboyne, Scotland
A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.
London, England
A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.
Sandwick, Scotland
A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.
Dunmore, Scotland
A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.
Melrose, Scotland
This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.
Allerton Mauleverer, England
This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.
Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
Keswick, England
Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.
Stromness, Scotland
Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.
Manchester, England
Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.
East Sussex, England
These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.
Dunwich, England
A village on the east coast of England that has almost completely eroded into the North Sea.
Tintern, Wales
This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.
Edinburgh, Scotland
There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.
Cardross, Scotland
One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.
London, England
In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'
Stannington, England
St. Mary's Asylum was isolated and abandoned before being converted into a Bed and Breakfast.
Torwood, Scotland
The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.
Dunning, Scotland
A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.
Mow Cop, England
This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.
Llanberis, Wales
The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.
Haddington, Scotland
Ruined castle with subterranean vaulted Goblin Ha' or "Goblin Hall."
Chester, England
Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.