New research by a leading historian shows a surprising historical perspective on being British. In late medieval Scotland, the island of Britain was sometimes seen as fundamentally Scottish. This ...

What do the crimes that women were charged with in a post-medieval Scotland reveal about the lives they lived?

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 ...

Outlander lovers, prepare to pack your bags; archaeologists have just discovered a "forgotten" castle on the remote Hebridean isle. Officials believe that the fortress, built across two small islands ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...