Built during the Scottish boom in the oil industry, the village was never inhabited.

Journey through one of the oldest industrial sites in Scotland.

An urban megalith steeped in local lore.

A free public golf course hides in plain sight in the heart of Scotland’s capital.

The solitary cairn marks a mysterious death that's still controversial more than two decades later.

A magnificent tomb that was the final resting place of the Dukes of Hamilton.

The former seat of power for the Balliol dynasty.

A painted tribute to an ancient Egyptian king lurks along a stretch of Scottish shore.

This hidden gem reveals the history of Britain's first police force.

A monument to the 70s rock icon stands on the road into this small Scottish town.

A 16th-century castle unexpectedly nestled within a post-war housing development.

Every New Year's Day, locals don gaudy costumes and dive into the frigid Firth of Forth.

This unassuming shed was the stage for a monumental event in British history.

A plaque installed underwater marks the fall of a royal family from an imagined parallel universe—part of a globe-spanning art project.

This brilliant display of whirling fireballs celebrates Hogmanay.

The carved medieval stones stand near the ruined abbey's parking lot.

The medley of artwork tells the history of this Scottish town.

These characters from a Robert Louis Stevenson novel stand in an unlikely place.

The ruins of a defunct limestone quarry still haunt this Scottish promontory.

This ordinary-looking mailbox has a rather explosive history.

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.

A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.

Once designed as a natural history museum, this building is now home to a massive art gallery.

The ruins of a 15th-century church once home to priests who prayed for a single family's salvation.