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Iona Abbey

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

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Ascog Hall Victorian Fernery

A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.

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Walk towards the beautifully-shaped, hidden boutique retreat. (Ecopod)

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Ecopod

Geodesic dome luxury retreat in the Scottish Highlands.

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Polphail Village

Built during the Scottish boom in the oil industry, the village was never inhabited.

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A wallaby on Inchconnachan.

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Wallabies of Inchconnachan

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

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On the ocean floor

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The Unsoiling of Rockall

This linear underwater site marks the nonviolent fall of the Royal Family of Rockall, according to Kcymaerxthaere lore.

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The castle viewed from the loch

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Kilchurn Castle

Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.

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