The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

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

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

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

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

This ruined travelers shelter sits abandoned in a desolate bog of Flow Country.

This man-made waterfall was designed to help improve access for spawning salmon.

An abandoned village where the ruined foundations cling to a cliff.

A collection of short standing stones covers this hillside.

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

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

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

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

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

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

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

Legends surrounding this megalithic tomb range from giants to a dwarf named Trollid.

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

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

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

Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.