A medieval structure, believed to be one of the world’s oldest whisky stills, has been discovered among the ruins of a Scottish abbey. Archaeologists uncovered the structure at the site of Lindores ...

The Picts, the descendants of Iron Age tribes, are known for decorating standing stones with intricate carvings and ...

Mysterious bones from multiple animals have been discovered near Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh, Scotland, after a wildfire ...

Archaeologists recently announced the discovery of a grand castle affiliated with a long-forgotten medieval kingdom and nestled on an island in Scotland. The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland ...

The heart of a lost Dark Ages kingdom may have been discovered in southern Scotland. A new book, “The Lost Dark Age Kingdom of Rheged” (Oxbow Books, 2016), tells of the inadvertent discovery of a set ...

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In 2007 the Earl of Glasgow ordered four Brazilian graffiti artists to "decorate" Kelburn Castle near the Scottish seaside town of Largs. Now, the Earl is campaigning to keep the street art on the ...

Traces of four medieval structures dating from the 14th to 17th centuries were discovered next to a highway near Bothwell in Scotland, where the Netherton Cross (a 10th century stone cross) once stood ...

ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND—A game board thought to have been used to play Hnefatafl, a Norse strategy game, has been found in eastern Scotland, according to a report in The Scotsman. Archaeologist Ali ...

A team of archaeologists and volunteers has found the location of a long-lost early medieval kingdom in southern Scotland. The excavation in Dumfries and Galloway unearthed an important site from the ...