This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

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

The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.

Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

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

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.