Scars from the English Civil War mar this medieval sanctuary.

The incredible private taxidermy collection of an eccentric zoologist.

One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."

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

The longest canal aqueduct in England was built without a plan to get water past the moving boats.

Believed to be the birthplace of John Balliol.

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

This abandoned limestone quarry now provides visitors with multiple, breathtaking viewpoints.

This 20th-century replica of a 13th-century castle has itself fallen into ruin.

A museum based on the collection of a Victorian family. Housed in a remaining Victorian villa.

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."

The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.

This unique rock formation has become a popular walking trail.

A tumbling waterfall near a narrow passage that was used to herd cattle for hundreds of years.

An unusually shaped lighthouse with origins rooted in heartbreak.

This impressive midden of scallop shells apparently all comes from a single fishing company.

A single oak tree rises out of the waters of Loch Lomond.

Journey through one of the oldest industrial sites in Scotland.

A well for a well, this anachronistically Indian-styled water pit was built in its small town home in gratitude for a similar favor.

A rare survivor from the age of plagues.

Open for a weekend once a year around October it houses a fascinating collection of unique Victorian preserved and stuffed animals.

Some of the earliest leaders of the Moravian congregation are buried here.

The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

Although it appears much older, this castle-like tower is actually a Georgian-era folly.