英国的隐藏景点

Hidden Gems

This collection highlights lesser-known British sites with distinct historical or natural features: a 19th-century David Stevenson–designed lighthouse at the exposed Butt of Lewis; ancient and 18th-century open-cast workings at Parys Mountain with colourful spoil tips; a 50-foot cliff-top medieval seat at Findlater Castle; an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast Abbey; Castlewellan Forest Park’s woodland trails and ornamental lake; and Unst’s famed small bus shelter.

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Butt of Lewis Lighthouse

Butt of Lewis Lighthouse, designed by David Stevenson, was built at Butt of Lewis to aid shipping in the 1860s.

Robin Drayton / CC BY-SA 2.0

Parys Mountain Copper Mines

These copper mines have been used since the Bronze Age, reaching the peak of their popularity in 18th century. An industrial gem.

Bob Marshall / CC BY-SA 4.0

Findlater Castle

Findlater Castle is the old seat of the Earls of Findlater and Seafield, sitting on a 50-foot-high cliff overlooking the Moray Firth on the…

Skin - ubx / CC BY 2.0

Buckfast Abbey

Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England.

sylvia duckworth / CC BY-SA 2.0

Well of Seven Heads

Historic well marked by seven carved stone heads around the rim; recorded locally as a monument.

Albert Bridge / CC BY-SA 2.0

Castlewellan Forest Park

Castlewellan Forest Park is located in the town of Castlewellan in County Down, Northern Ireland.

Marion McCune - (WT-shared) Inadorel… / Public domain

Bobby's Bus Shelter

The Unst Bus Shelter, also known as Bobby's Bus Shelter, is a bus shelter and bus stop near the village of Baltasound, on the isle of Unst,…