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East Ayrshire, Scotland

Scottish Dark Sky Observatory

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.
Peebles, Scotland

Peebles Mural Project

A town's history displayed through a massive work of art.
Glasgow, Scotland

University of Glasgow Memorial Gates

Inscribed on the gate are the names of 29 figures from the University's first five centuries.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Iolaire Memorial

A memorial dedicated to a boating accident that was bringing troops back home from World War I.
Port Charlotte, Scotland

Tooth Stone

It's said taking a hammer and nail to this stone relieves a toothache.
Paisley, Scotland

Barshaw Park

A Paisley park where little has changed since its early 20th-century creation.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Memsie Round Cairn

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

Laigh Milton Viaduct

This abandoned bridge over the River Irvine may be the oldest surviving railway viaduct in the world.
Dundee, Scotland

'Ring O' Roses'

Each section of this public work of art represents one of the city's guilds.
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Chapel Finian

Named after a 6th-century saint, who was also a scholar.
Hawick, Scotland

Stobs Camp

Built as a training camp, this site became a detainment center for prisoners of war and German civilians during World War I.
Broxburn, Scotland

Kirkhill Astronomical Pillar

In the 18th century, the Earl of Buchan mapped the universe on this stone pillar.
Hume, Scotland

Hume Castle

From fortification to folly, this hilltop structure has undergone many changes in the last 800 years.
Glengoulandie, Scotland

Tomphubil Lime-Kiln

A small, former industrial site overlooking Loch Kinardochy.
Strichen, Scotland

Strichen Stone Circle

This ancient monument has been dissembled and put back together at least twice.
Mochrum, Scotland

Drumtroddan Standing Stones

These stones date back to the 3rd or 2nd millennium B.C.
Dunfermline, Scotland

Dunfermline's Wallace Well

Did the legendary Scottish knight William Wallace actually take refuge here after a major battle?
Canonbie, Scotland

Gilnockie Tower

This 16th-century tower house has a little hidden secret and a connection to an Apollo astronaut.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Aikey Brae Stone Circle

Considered "the most original, complete, and unimproved" circles in Aberdeenshire.
Lochwinnoch, Scotland

Castle Semple Collegiate Church

The ruins of a small church belonging to a powerful Scottish family still hold the remains of its patriarch.
Monreith, Scotland

Barsalloch Fort

A 2,000-year-old Iron Age fort offers stunning ocean views.
Creetown, Scotland

Glenquicken Stone Circle

A gap marks the spot where a now-missing stone once completed the circular arrangement at this Neolithic site.
Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ayres of Swinister

The recurring nature of this geographic feature might make it unique in the world.
Mochrum, Scotland

Druchtag Mote

Nine hundred years ago, this was the home of a feudal lord. Today all that remains is a steep mound surrounded by a deep moat.