In the Orkney Islands, archaeologists close the chapter on a legendary excavation, capping two decades of remarkable ...

Read more: 25 Gorgeous Islands For Vacationing That Won't Break The Bank Experts believe that the mysterious Calanais Standing Stones were erected as early as B.C. 2900, during the Neolithic Period.

Historic Environment Scotland Aberlemno's battle stone The Picts created intricately decorated standing stones and also constructed impressive hill forts to defend themselves against rival tribes ...

Hogmanay in Scotland has been described as a Godless Christmas enjoyed to excess - a celebration to which Scots have long been devoted ...

A picturesque island just off the west coast of mainland Scotland is the perfect getaway destination, home to all sorts of ...

Neolithic means the "new stone age" and some of Scotland's best-known sites from that time are found in Orkney. They include standing stones, Skara Brae settlement and Maeshowe chambered tomb.

From the carved, standing stones still found in the region around ... the man credited with introducing Christianity to Scotland. In A.D. 565, according to this account, Columba was on his way ...

The Orkney Islands, Scotland's Neolithic sanctuary Off the ... The Ring of Brodgar, made up of 36 standing stones, dominates a wild landscape of lochs and hills. A few kilometres away, the Stones ...

The only tools the builders had were made of stone, wood and rope! Only a few stones are left standing today. More than 4,000 years ago a small ring of stones stood for around 200 years.

Since 2006, every stone used in the Olympic Winter Games has come from Kays of Scotland. The company has produced curling stones since 1851. But making these stones isn't easy. For every stone it ...