The extensive ruins, which are thought to date as far back as the eighth century, are in remarkably good condition. Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland and open throughout ... show is the ...

The Scottish Church faced many problems in the 1540s. Senior positions were often taken by nobles or relatives of the monarchy. They were more interested in their income than religion. In contrast ...

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Much of the history of the United Kingdom is told in its ruins - many of which are more hidden, and less well-known, than others. Millions of people know all about the likes of Stonehenge, Hadrian ...

Wandering the cobbled streets of St Andrews, Scotland, we stumbled across ancient rites celebrating the joy of youth.

Many of the lochs we see while travelling through the Scottish Highlands are man made, created as part of vast hydro electric schemes in the 1950s and 60s. As the water level drops in many of ...

In the Orkney Islands, archaeologists close the chapter on a legendary excavation, capping two decades of remarkable Neolithic discoveries The Ness of Brodgar—roughly, “headland of the bridge ...

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In medieval times it was an ecclesiastical center – Dunkeld Cathedral, with parts dating to the 1300s, still stands partly in ruins and partly as a parish church amid ancient tombstones.

Now that we are officially entering spring, there has never been a better time to plan a one-of-a-kind Scottish staycation. If there is somewhere in Scotland that you have always wanted to visit ...

The ban on Roman Catholics representing the King at the Church of Scotland’s general assembly is set to be lifted in a “historic gesture of goodwill”. The “long overdue” measure will ...