ALTHOUGH I agree with William Oxenham (Letters, June 14) that Welsh or Brittonic was the main language spoken in the south of Scotland until around 800AD, the evidence from Galloway is that Gaelic ...

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Pictish stones are the relics of a long-lost civilisation, and visiting them in Scotland makes for a fascinating trip starting in Edinburgh then heading north Beatles on the radio, stones on their ...

Buildings of Scotland’s ancient past are emerging once again as how we used to live is explored inch-by-inch through a series of loyal reconstructions. Among them are an Iron Age home of loch dwellers ...

Archaeologists from GUARD Archaeology uncovered the unusual Bronze Age burial site near Twentyshilling Hill, Dumfries and Galloway, while working on a wind farm project. A groundbreaking discovery at ...

A remarkably well-preserved Iron Age textile is going on public display for the very first time after being hidden beneath Loch Tay for nearly 2,500 years. The ancient fabric remnant was found back in ...

Jurassic dinosaurs milled about ancient Scottish lagoons, leaving up to 131 footprints at a newly discovered stomping ground on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, according to a new study. Jurassic ...

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