John Davidson explores the peninsular at Noss Head and visits the lighthouse and 15th-century Castle Sinclair-Girnigoe ...

The Scottish Highlands region is vast, measuring more than 11,000 square miles in length. There are so many cities, towns, regions and islands in between, it can be overwhelming deciding where to ...

A Canadian man researching an upcoming camping trip via Google Maps has uncovered what experts believe to be a gigantic crater — left by an ancient space rock. Joël Lapointe, of Quebec ...

THE mystery surrounding a 3,000-year-old tablet, believed to be the oldest map in the world has finally been solved. The ancient tablet has been deciphered after centuries and offers a glimpse of ...

A crater found in Canada is thought to have been caused by an ancient meteor (Picture ... For one camper, a quick browse on Google Maps led to the discovery of what appears to be a meteor crater.

Historians have decoded inscriptions on an ancient tablet that is believed to be the oldest surviving map of the world. Reading the Babylonian relic, which includes a circular map accompanied by ...

Now, a new analysis of Thorin’s ancient DNA suggests he belonged to a previously unknown lineage of Neanderthals that was isolated for 50,000 years, despite the fact that other members of their ...

RESEARCHERS hunting for the final resting place of infamous ancient wizard Merlin have reached a breakthrough in their search. An excavation team working in Scotland, where his grave is believed ...

As the sun lingers long into summer evenings, visitors have ample time to hike through ancient glens ... harsh measures to dismantle the clan system and evict tenants from their small farms (crofts) ...

Tattooed in blue dye from head to toe, the Picts were an ancient people who once inhabited Scotland and turned back the Roman Empire ... the only people they couldn’t conquer were this wild clan. Yet ...

The Scottish government has confirmed spending cuts of up to £500m. Finance Secretary Shona Robison said the "direct savings" were necessary to support the Scottish government's 2024/25 budget.