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

This emblematic representation is said to bring the students good fortune.

This striking monument pays tribute to those who died working the coal pits from the town of Cambuslang.

This small memorial honors a ferocious feline and local hero.

This astronomically-aligned stone circle was the first of its kind to be built in Great Britain after a 3,000-year hiatus.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

Andrew Carnegie funded the building of almost 3,000 libraries across the world, this was the first.

These unique weather vanes honor Scotland's most famous bard and decorate this walkway.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

This abandoned hospital village was once viewed as an innovative way to deal with mental illness.

This vintage gem is one of the oldest surviving purpose-built movie palaces in Scotland.

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

It's said this was once the home of King James V's pet lion.

This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.

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

This figure of a local merchant is said to reanimate and do a dance during Hogmanay.

A distinctive building that incorporates a mythical beast into its architecture.

Tucked away in this local museum is a piece of sporting equipment that dates to the 16th-century.

These formal gardens were designed to be admired from the vantage point of the castle.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

Now in ruins, this abbey was the home of Tironensian monks for more than 400 years.

A war memorial dedicated to the Free French Naval forces of World War II.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

A magnificent tomb that was the final resting place of the Dukes of Hamilton.