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 ...
Some used pandemic downtime to learn how to crochet or brew a batch of kombucha. In Scotland, many escaped the boredom of lockdown restrictions by taking up metal detecting—so much so the country’s ...
Two Scottish researchers are trying to piece together part of Scotland's religious past by combining hi-tech science with historical knowledge. A combination of scientific and historical research is ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Artist’s reconstruction of historic structures at the site of Netherton Cross, a 10th- or 11th-century religious sculpture that has since been relocated © Jennifer ...
PERTH, SCOTLAND—The Courier reports that butchered bones of medieval cows, sheep, horses, and a cat were unearthed during construction work at the site of a historic theater in central Scotland’s city ...
A rare 13th century tool for styling hair has been acquired by a museum after it was discovered in an excavation. The gravoir is an ancient, rudimentary hairpin, and has been added to a new collection ...