In the Orkney Islands, archaeologists close the chapter on a legendary excavation, capping two decades of remarkable ...

Geological analyses revealed that the Altar Stone, a central piece of the monument weighing over six tons, originated from ...

The stone, an ancient symbol of Scotland's monarchy, was seized by King Edward I of England in the late 13th Century and taken to Westminster Abbey. It remained in England for 700 years and formed ...

Researchers now know the exact region in Scotland where Stonehenge's Altar Stone originated, thanks to a chemical analysis of the behemoth rock's geological makeup. The finding, which is part of a ...

The Altar Stone at the center of Stonehenge, long believed to have been hauled to southwest England from Wales, was actually transported more than 450 miles from northeastern Scotland, a team of ...

The symbolic stone had been taken from Scotland to England centuries before Show more On Christmas Eve 1950 four young Scottish students took the 'Stone of Destiny' from Westminster Abbey.

The recent discovery that one of Stonehenge’s stones originated in Scotland supports a theory that the stone circle was built ...

The relationship between museum, visitor and object is set to shift on a fundamental level with the £5.6m Museums in the ...

prehistoric buildings. Finally, a visit to the stone tower of Mousa broch is a must to see the best example of such a building in all of Scotland. Despite falling out of use in 1153, you can still ...