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

The remains of a 19th-century carving of what was to be a signal light on the Firth of Forth Estuary.

A circle made up of 19 boulders has stood in Scotland's Bladnoch Valley for some 4,000 years.

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

A memorial to the acting bear whose escape caused a sensation on the Outer Hebrides.

The ruins of a 12th-century seaside castle on the southwest coast of Scotland.

Now in ruins, this abbey was the home of Tironensian monks for more than 400 years.

Stone monkeys adorn the buildings of this former estate.

Once considered one of the country's finest motte and bailey castles.

A private home envelops the ruins of this 13th-century priory.

On a hill overlooking Loch Trool, a granite boulder marks the site where Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, defeated an English army.

These formal gardens were designed to be admired from the vantage point of the castle.

Scotland is filled with standing stones that date back hundreds or thousands of years. This is not one of them.

A square stone tomb marks the spot where six men were killed while holding a service in Caldoris Wood.

It's said this was once the home of King James V's pet lion.

This collection of Neolithic monuments make up one of The U.K.'s richest archeological landscapes.

This Neolithic-era complex boasts standing stones, a cairn, and the only henge in Western Scotland.

Believed to be the birthplace of John Balliol.

This fortified L-shaped tower is the ancient seat of clan Hannay.

Now in ruins, this castle stood for centuries and saw a number of gruesome events.

A 13th-century stronghold that has fallen into ruin.

This Neolithic stone circle is the most complete of its kind in Scotland.

Tucked away in this local museum is a piece of sporting equipment that dates to the 16th-century.

A beachside cave filled with Bronze Age metalwork, pottery, and human remains.