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Ben Nevis

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

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Clootie Well

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

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The Old Man of Storr

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

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Massacre Cave

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

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Glenfinnan Viaduct

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

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The Quiraing

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

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Cairngorm Reindeer Centre

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

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Calum's Road

One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.

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