With richly hued palaces, mist-covered forests and the ruins of a craggy Moorish castle overlooking a sleepy village, Sintra is like a page torn from a fairy tale.

The ruins of a fort of the 3rd century BCE Indian ruler, Ikshwaku Chandragupta overlook the Nirjivapuram (Lifeless city) valley.

Overlooking the Cape are the ruins of the Lloyd's signal station, which was used to monitor shipping and was built at the same time as the lighthouse.

The ruins of the 15th-century Murrisk and Burrishoole Abbeys overlook Clew Bay on opposite sides, each also the result of political calculation.

Where the ruins of these two forts overlook it, the channel is crowded with huge masses of gneiss.

Some would take over the lair begun by Treyvan and Hydona in the ruins overlooking the Dhorisha Plains.

The ruins of the castle overlook Peebles and the valleys of the Tarth Water, Lyne Water and River Tweed.

The ruins of the former town and castle, dating from the 11th century, overlook the Gósol from an adjacent hill.

An avenue of linden trees leads to a hill where the ruins of the château overlook the vineyards.

There are the ruins of a Latin church in the centre of the village, overlooking the Orthodox church of St Constantine and Helena.