A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Already three centuries ago (in 1726), John Toland wrote that brochs or the so-called ‘Pictish Towers’ “are apt all over Scotland to make everything
Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists have discovered the buried remains of a Roman fortlet that once stood next to the Antonine Wall in West Dunbartonshire, the frontier
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – This castle is located about 30 miles (50 km) north-west of Aberdeen, Scotland, and is known as the Fyvie Castle. It’s an ancient
Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – Ancient stone circles can be found in many places around the world. It’s still unclear why our ancestors created a circular alignment of
MessageToEagle.com – A previously unknown, 60 million-year-old meteorite impact has been accidentally discovered by geologists exploring volcanic rocks on Isle of Skye, on the northwest coast of Scotland. “We
MessageToEagle.com – Currently, the most common view is that dinosaurs first emerged around 237 million years ago on the ancient continent known as Gondwana. A new controversial theory has
MessageToEagle.com – Using 3D scanning technology, a team of experts and amateur archaeologists will study and create a new digital database of mysterious rock carvings left millennia ago by
MessageToEagle.com – A Neolithic standing farmhouse – believed to be one of the oldest in northern Europe – is located on one of Orkney’s smaller isles, Papa Westray, remote
MessageToEagle.com – Some 1,400 years ago, a Pictish man was brutally murdered and his skeleton was recently discovered in a cave on the coast of the Black Isle peninsula,
MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists in Angus, Scotland have reason to be excited. They have unearthed a 3,000-year-old spearhead embellished with gold. The artifact was used as a weapon and scientists
MessageToEagle.com – Some years ago, archaeologists uncovered beautifully preserved, 1,000-year-old Viking boat burial in Scottish Highlands. It is today known as the Ardnamurchan boat burial. Inside a 5m-long grave
MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists have found traces of the lost kingdom of Rheged from the Dark Ages. During excavations at the Trusty’s Hill Fort in Galloway, Scotland scientists were initially
MessageToEagle.com – Have you ever heard of a Handsel Monday festival? Most people haven’t. It’s an old Scottish tradition celebrated on the first Monday in the New Year. After
MessageToEagle.com – On December 31, people in Scotland celebrate Hogmanay. It’s a very old tradition and the celebrations continue into the first couple of days of January. Many local
MessageToEagle.com – On December 24, 1165, William I, the second son of Henry of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon succeeded his brother Malcolm IV as King of Scotland. He
MessageToEagle.com – Robert the Bruce is a Scottish hero who is today remembered for fighting one of the most significant battles in English and Scottish history. Robert I, popularly
MessageToEagle.com – By combining archaeological research with aerial photography and creative visualization technologies, a talented filmmaker has produced stunning recreation of Caterthun Iron Age Forts in the Grampian
MessageToEagle.com – Ever since the 5,000-year-old mysterious Cochno stone was discovered, scientists have been scratching their heads trying to figure out its true meaning. Today, they are not closer
MessageToEagle.com – Scientists have announced they have uncovered fossilized remains of a huge sea monster that once in the past roamed Scottish waters. Known as the Storr Lochs Monster
MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists excavating at the Ring on Brodgar on Orkney, Scotland have unearthed a mysterious ancient structure that does not resemble anything else previously found in the area.
MessageToEagle.com – Vikings were like many other ancient civilizations very fondof board games. One of the most popular Viking board games was Hnefatafl or tafl that game was as early
MessageToEagle.com – The bones, skull and teeth of a 3,700-year-old woman today known as Ava were discovered back in 1987 in Achavanich located near Loch Stemster in Caithness, Scotland. The
MessageToEagle.com – On July 11, 1274, Robert I, King of Scots, popularly known as Robert the Bruce was born. He became one of Scotland’s greatest kings. He ruled
MessageToEagle.com – On June 23, 1314 the Battle of Bannockburn started. It was the first war of Scottish independence. Robert the Bruce, guardian of Scotland faced King Edward II
