They were hidden for safekeeping for more than 300 years. Now, archaeologists have found a 17th-century hoard of coins in a house in Glencoe that offers a snapshot of one of the darkest days in ...

For the chief of a 17th-century Scottish clan, missing a deadline was nothing to shrug off. In fact, on Feb. 13, 1692, when he failed to swear his oath of allegiance to the king on time — possibly ...

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Michael Given works for the University of Glasgow. Edward Charles Stewart receives funding from the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, University of ...

Archaeology excels in giving insights into the everyday lives of people in the past. It is only very occasionally that we get those spine-tingling moments when we can connect the artefacts and ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Archaeology excels in giving insights into the everyday lives of people in the past. It is only very occasionally that we get those spine-tingling moments when we can ...

A historic Scottish island castle is at the centre of a controversial sale by a Highlands clan, drawing significant public interest and scrutiny. Armadale Castle, its surrounding gardens, and ...

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND — In days of yore, clan chiefs ruled rugged swaths of Scotland as their fiefdoms, collecting taxes, calling men to arms and deciding land disputes. These days, clan chiefs get ...