This quiet town features not only the cathedrals and castles that give the Scottish Highlands its distinctive charm, but also ...

Visitors have been coming here for centuries to appreciate some of Britain's most romantic and spectacular ruins. Queen Victoria ... to visit in moonlight. Melrose Abbey, 40 miles south of Edinburgh, ...

Peel the centuries back at Dunfermline Abbey and Palace ... St Andrews Cathedral, which now lies in ruins, was once Scotland's largest cathedral. Take one look at famed local artist Jack Vettriano ...

Soaring above the priory ruins is Dunfermline Abbey, where a swathe of Scottish monarchs are buried. The abbey is a story of two architectural halves welded together: the oldest part, the ...

The ruins are even mentioned in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander books, making them a must-visit if you are a fan of the series. Meanwhile, given its position in the Scottish Highlands, it shouldn't be ...

As far as more contemporary history goes, Scottish icon King Robert the Bruce is believed to have his heart buried in the ruins of the nearby spectacular ruins of Melrose Abbey. Article continues ...

The group celebrated Mass at the ruins of Iona Nunnery ... on foot and by ferry from the Scottish west coast, across the Isle of Mull, and to Iona Abbey during the Brecbannoch Pilgrimage June ...

Centuries old Scottish mansion once owned by Tennent's chief now lies in ruins The story took a surreal twist when it emerged that the man’s name was Daniel Defoe, a striking coincidence that led to ...

Hadrian's Wall and Whitby Abbey - but there are countless other ruins waiting to be discovered by more of us across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Some could be said to be hiding ...

An ardent Scottish nationalist ... repaired it and another nationalist friend laid it at the altar in the ruins of the Abbey of Arbroath, about 100 miles northeast of Glasgow.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the frantic modern world, the notion of a “retreat” seems to have a currency as never before.