This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

Ruined castle with subterranean vaulted Goblin Ha' or "Goblin Hall."

A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

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

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland's second largest island emit an entrancing sound.

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

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

Small museum dedicated to the founder of electromagnetic theory.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

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

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

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

Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.

Long abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.

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

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.