Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.

Believed to be the capital of the the ancient kingdom of Dál Riata.

These ruins saw a second life as a cemetery.

A small stone pillar marks the spot where Mary, Queen of Scots, spent her final hours as a free woman.

This colorful mosaic remembers one of Britain's most deadly peacetime fires.

These sculptures common among indigenous populations in North America, celebrate Shetland's unique geology.

The 18th-century inspiration behind Harry Potter's Sorting Hat.

The biggest onshore wind farm in the United Kingdom.

This fortified L-shaped tower is the ancient seat of clan Hannay.

Now in ruins, this abbey was the home of Tironensian monks for more than 400 years.

Even though some of the buildings date back to the Victorian era, this research institute is still involved in cutting-edge astronomy research.

Designed to illustrate two parts of the human psyche.

Learn local history while picking up groceries at this museum tucked inside a supermarket.

This city square dates back to the Scottish Enlightenment and was home to some of Scotland's brightest minds.

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

A historic fortification critical to Anglo-Scottish conflicts now serves as a bed and breakfast.

Believed to be the smallest castle in Europe.

A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.

A memorial commemorating the only Scottish police investigation into an extraterrestrial incident.

Unusually, this ancient Iron Age broch has never been excavated.

An abandoned, desolate train tunnel that was used during World War II.

Another entry into the world of Edinburgh's pop-up artworks.

The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.