This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

A plaque commemorates a Victorian scientist's monumental discovery about waves.

A former church that has been chronicling the Scottish island of Islay's rich history since the 70s.

This massive, 30-foot-tall statue of the famed Scottish knight overlooks a grassy knoll.

Named for its similarity to the tip of a violin's bow, this striking formation was created by millions of years of erosion.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

After 800 years, Europe's oldest elm tree has met its end.

A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.

Inscribed on the gate are the names of 29 figures from the University's first five centuries.

A cottage built at the birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, a sailor who inspired the novel 'Robinson Crusoe.'

Small sculpted heads of prominent phrenologists mark the outside of their former headquarters.

This remote Scottish island has the only round church in the nation.

Dedicated to the Father of the British Fire Service.

The 18th-century inspiration behind Harry Potter's Sorting Hat.

These ruins saw a second life as a cemetery.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.

The lasting remains of a bygone era of open-air meat markets.

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

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

A well-traveled statuette of a much-beloved village icon.