Belmonte, Portugal
Centum Cellas
This enigmatic Roman tower lurks just outside Belmonte.
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Belmonte, Portugal
This enigmatic Roman tower lurks just outside Belmonte.
Dalgety Bay, Scotland
Wander around the extensive remains of this 12th-century medieval church.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This grave marks one of few bodies retrieved from the disastrous Franklin Arctic expedition.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An ornate "graveyard" for some of the country's forlorn building relics.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Scotland's first Masonic lodge may also be the oldest in the world.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.
Prestonpans, Scotland
Reportedly the "most handsome" market cross in Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The first Chinese student to graduate from a European university.
Musselburgh, Scotland
The abandoned buildings of a hospital that saw most of its activity during the World Wars.
Inverkeithing, Scotland
A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.
Dunmore, Scotland
A once extravagant mansion, now reduced to ruin.
Saint Abbs, Scotland
One of four sister bronze sculptures dedicated to the widows and orphans of an 1881 tragedy.
Killin, Scotland
Cascading waterfalls mark the gateway to the ancient burial place of Clan Macnab.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A rare remnant of an exposition that took place nearby at the end of the 19th-century.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A failed infrastructure project now owns this unique moniker.
Edinburgh, Scotland
One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.
Highland, Scotland
This ruined travelers shelter sits abandoned in a desolate bog of Flow Country.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The remnants of a facade from a 19th-century market stall emporium.