A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.

This volcanic plug boasts the longest recorded history of any Scottish stronghold.

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

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

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

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

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

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

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

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.

This building played host to some of the most influential minds of the Industrial Revolution and now serves as a reminder of the influence of Northern coalfields.

The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.

This sculpture commemorates a naturalist and an illustrator whose work was a forerunner to modern field guides.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

This remarkable sculpture symbolizes the regeneration in this Glasgow suburb.