A magnificent tomb that was the final resting place of the Dukes of Hamilton.

A painted tribute to an ancient Egyptian king lurks along a stretch of Scottish shore.

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.

This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

This short white tower is all that's left of Scotland's first permanently manned lighthouse.

This mountain is one of the largest in Scotland but is better known for its hollow insides.

An iconic red telephone box turned tiny art gallery.

The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.

These skilfully executed, poignant works of art dot a verdant Scottish dell.

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

An abandoned, desolate train tunnel that was used during World War II.

A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.

A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.

From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

This volcanic plug boasts the longest recorded history of any Scottish stronghold.

A trio of giant megalithic stones in the middle of a golf course.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

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

The highest lighthouse in Scotland shines from an abandoned island.

Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.

A cross marks the spot in a small Scottish village that claims to be the exact center of the country.

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