Scotland once built an estimated 3,000 castles and fortified houses, born out of centuries of clan conflict, war, and territorial defense. Today, only about 1,500 still have physical remains, many ...

Scotland is the perfect destination for those who love castles and history. The country has plenty of both dotted around the ...

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The text is a mysterious medieval marvel. A new book claims to know its true origin. A page from the Book of Kells, ninth century illuminated manuscript. This page shows the Virgin and child, an ...

Evidence of feasting in the Hebrides 5,000 years ago and the discovery of a lost medieval settlement in the Borders have been listed among Scotland's biggest finds of 2025. The Dig It! project also ...

The leafy village of Bothwell is home to celebrities, footballers, wealthy businessmen and boasts some of Scotland's most exclusive streets. With its independent boutiques, palatial mansions and ...

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The Stones of Stenness, a brood of lichen-encrusted megaliths in the far north of the British Isles, could be mistaken for a latter-day work of land art, one with ominous overtones. The stones stand ...

Few artifacts have stirred national pride, political controversy, and myth-making quite like Scotland’s famed “Stone of Scone,” better known as the “Stone of Destiny.” According to a new study, the ...

Metal detectorists dream of finding something of real historic value. One lucky detectorist in Scotland has made an astonishing find. He has found a very rare and beautifuly decorated early medieval ...

A lost medieval bridge, dating back to the 1300s, has been discovered submerged beneath the whiskey-tinted waters of Scotland’s River Teviot. The cities, towns and villages of Middle Age Europe were ...