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 ...

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.

Geological analyses revealed that the Altar Stone, a central piece of the monument weighing over six tons, originated from northeastern Scotland, ruling out previous theories that it came from ...

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 ...

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 ...