A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

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

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

A rare and unique example of an 18th-century door latch calls this restaurant home.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

Many of Edinburgh's more unsavory characters spent their final days behind this door while awaiting their executions.

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

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

The remnants of a facade from a 19th-century market stall emporium.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.