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

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.

This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.

Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

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

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

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

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

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

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

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

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

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