A solo traveller was left in a state of shock after stumbling on a pyramid dating back 150 years in a forest in Scotland.
Tom Prout was on a walk in Cairnogorms National Park, in Aberdeenshire, when he came across the ancient-looking structure, seemingly transported straight from Egypt or Sudan.
A video on TikTok shows the adventurer heading to the unexpected sight that many would deem impossible in the UK.
He told his 104,000 followers: ‘So, for anyone that thinks you have to leave the UK and fly to Egypt to find pyramids, let me tell you, you don’t.
‘I’m currently in Scotland in the Cairngorms National Park going to find one. And I’m gonna show you guys exactly where it is.’
Tom stressed that until a week ago he did not even know a pyramid in the UK was a possibility.
Famous as the ‘Secret Scottish Pyramid’, the human-made pile of stones, also referred to as a cairn, is one of 11 in the country.
It is located in the Balmoral Estate in Aberdeenshire and was erected on the order of Queen Victoria in memory of Prince Albert after his death in 1861.
There are a total of 11 Scottish cairns out there, each commemorating events in the lives of members of the Royal Family.
Built out of granite and standing at 41 feet height, this one is the largest.
Tom described the pyramid as ‘the most surreal thing’ he has ever seen in the UK.
Speaking to his followers in the video, he goes on to say that he ‘didn’t even know’ that finding pyramids in the UK ‘was a possibility.’
The traveller said: ‘I was only ever taught that things such as this were in Egypt.
‘Now, I am not saying this is anywhere on the same scale but when it is surrounded by settings like this, you cannot beat it.’
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