Warwick castle is an awesome place, they do really interesting re enactments there on a regular basis, Im lucky enough to live a stones throw away from an Iron Age hillfort, though heavily eroded due to the material it was made from and of course the wear of time, the old growth Oak forest was cut down for warships in the Napoleonic era, much of it is young Corsican Pine/ Larch and random broadleaf now but as i said, people are more than eager to report to the police when they see anyone doing anything other than walking a dog around aha.

I can understand your connection with Scotland, the Caledonian forest is a fantastic remnant of the borreal forest, much of it lost to peat farming I think.

I think you would enjoy walking through Wales also, truly a mountain land with an abundance of historic places :D I visit as much as I can as the coast is only 120 miles from my house, the sea provides easy meals for the hiking!.

I found myself deeply lost in Unrealworld last night also as I'm an avid gamer, i have love for the roguelikes.