Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

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

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

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

This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

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

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

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

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

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

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

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

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

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

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

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

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.