I was born and raised in Scotland, and have visited many of the country's historic castles. Edinburgh Castle is one of the most popular tourist attractions here, but I find it underwhelming. I always ...

Castles aren’t just relics of medieval warfare or backdrops for fantasy novels. They’re living monuments to ambition, power, ...

Thanks to research dating back to the 1990s, archaeologists determined that Finlaggan was ruled by the descendants of the MacDougal clan who became known as the Lords of the Isles. Remains of a castle ...

On January 19, Borthwick Castle will host a six-course medieval banquet complemented by talks from local historians Courtesy of Borthwick Castle/Tony Mars Scotland’s feuding nobility was none too ...

A forgotten royal castle that is believed to have once been home to kings who ruled parts of Scotland has been discovered in a major archaeological project. In a recently released book, archaeologists ...

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 ...

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND—According to a report in The Scotsman, a stone ball has been unearthed at a construction site near Edinburgh Castle. City council archaeologist John Lawson suggests the piece of ...