A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

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.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.