Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.

A Neolithic burial site built 1,000 years before Stonehenge.

This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

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

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.

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.

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

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

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.