History & Culture in the United Kingdom

One of only three examples of a stained glass window manufactured by the Tiffany Company in Scotland.

Successful single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in a sailing boat was a wish said to be granted at the well.

This massive, 30-foot-tall statue of the famed Scottish knight overlooks a grassy knoll.

A giant dish used in this village's long tradition of baking absurdly large meat pies now serves as a flowerbed.

Sitting among the tombstones and trees, this anvil tells a story of crowns, conflicts, and craftsmanship.

This cathedral's stained-glass patchwork of psychedelic colors and shapes was put in place long before the swinging 60s.

A museum dedicated to Wales’ favorite—and strangest-looking—watercraft.

A late 18th-century jail.

The south aisle of this church once served as a burial vault.

The sole surviving medieval street cross in Scarborough.

Welsh literary history is preserved in the delicate pages of these medieval manuscripts.

These steps were uniquely crafted so Bishop Richard Fox could travel between his home and town.

Believed to be the site where St. Drostan performed baptisms.

An unusual artwork dedicated to a unique man that entertained people visiting Cambridge while raising money for charity.

The sole surviving large cairn in an area that was once littered with burial monuments.

The overgrown ruins of this once majestic castle sit forlornly in the Scottish countryside.