Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

Legends surrounding this megalithic tomb range from giants to a dwarf named Trollid.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

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

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

This audio art installation pays tribute to the weather and unique linguistic history of the archipelago.

This memorial celebrates the legacy of the British-Norwegian resistance movement during World War II.

This former chapel resides on an island connected to the mainland by one of Shetland's iconic beachy tombolos.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Discovered on a shipwreck after more than 400 years, this Renaissance ratter tells a very waggly tale.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

A picturesque garden with a surprising past.

This open-air heritage museum illuminates centuries of historic English life from a West Sussex village.

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

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.