This tablet indicates where the tragic monarch returned to begin her tumultuous downfall.

This ruined travelers shelter sits abandoned in a desolate bog of Flow Country.

A historic fortification critical to Anglo-Scottish conflicts now serves as a bed and breakfast.

A 16th-century castle unexpectedly nestled within a post-war housing development.

This once-majestic, now-abandoned Victorian castle has seen better days.

The ruins of the second of three churches dedicated to the saint in a touristic Scottish town.

This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

This castle resides in a valley known for immense bloodshed during the Middle Ages.

These ruins of a medieval church are full of architectural mysteries.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

Once home to a Scottish baronet, this 18th-century historic house doubles as a legendary art space.

The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

This Arcadian garden in the Pentland Hills boasts over 270 artworks by Scottish artist and poet, Ian Hamilton Finlay.

The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.

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

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.