Archaeologists working for local authorities are charged with the protection of 90 per cent of Scotland’s historical and archaeological sites - but numbers of staff continue to fall.

The team of researchers have made several trips to the isolated cave to study the ancient, gruesome traditions that once took place there.

Supported by experts from Archaeology Scotland and the Countryside Ranger Service, the group unearthed medieval artefacts ...

The search for the roots of the Merlin legend in the Scottish Borders and the excavation of Scotland’s first licensed distillery are being recognised.

Those investigating the locations of the Merlin legend in the Scottish Borders have been nominated in the Current Archaeology Awards 2025. Also on the shortlist for the Research Project of the ...

Scottish archaeology hub Dig It! also has a Pictish spearbutt found in Fife, an Orkney shipwreck, a Hebridean prehistoric site and a Celtic bangle from the Highlands among its "most amazing ...

Crannogs were probably the centres of prosperous Iron Age farms, where people lived in an easily-defended location to protect themselves and their livestock from passing raiders.

The defeat of a Scottish army at the 1650 Battle of Dunbar was just the beginning of an epic ordeal for the survivors On September 3, 1650, between Doon Hill and the London Road in Dunbar ...

A newly translated runic inscription has shed light on the Galloway Hoard, considered to be one of the richest collections of Viking-age objects ever found in Britain and Ireland when it was uncovered ...

Visitors will have a chance to get a close-up look at the project and watch archaeologists on site starting around March.