The longest staircase lock in Britain.

An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

Though difficult to access, this stunning cave has a place in Scotland's poetic history.

This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

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

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland's second largest island emit an entrancing sound.

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

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

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."

Named for its similarity to the tip of a violin's bow, this striking formation was created by millions of years of erosion.

These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.

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