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The south face of Ben Nevis

Highland, Scotland

Ben Nevis

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

56.7969, -5.0036

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Clootie Well

Highland, Scotland

Clootie Well

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

57.5527, -4.2736

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Massacre Cave

Highland, Scotland

Massacre Cave

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

56.8937, -6.1533

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Bathed in sunlight.

Highland, Scotland

Glenfinnan Viaduct

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

56.8763, -5.4319

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Abandoned oil rigs.

Highland, Scotland

Oil Rig Graveyard

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

57.6877, -4.1139

Start of Calum's Road

Highland, Scotland

Calum's Road

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

57.4436, -6.0301

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World's longest echo in the Inchindown oil tank

Highland, Scotland

Inchindown Oil Tanks

This abandoned oil depot produces world's longest echo in a manmade structure.

57.7397, -4.2017

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The view from the stone.

Highland, Scotland

The Geographic Center of Scotland

A cross marks the spot in a small Scottish village that claims to be the exact center of the country.

57.0210, -4.1770

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