The Stones of Stenness in Orkney may be the earliest henge monument in the British Isles. Excavations reveal ritual activity, ...

The Ness of Brodgar lies on a narrow strip of land between two Orkney lochs [Scott Pike] Archaeologists are to resume digging at the Ness of Brodgar on Orkney after 3D radar technology discovered an ...

This world-renowned archipelago off the coast of Scotland has dramatic scenery, great beachfront walks, and historic sites ...

As you wander through some of the world’s most remarkable Neolithic ruins and standing stone circles, you could be forgiven for thinking the fierce winds that blow over the remote Orkney Islands carry ...

Fran Hollinrake, curator of Kirkwall’s St Magnus Cathedral, was standing in front of a series of medieval relics – a hangman’s ladder, ornamented gravestone pediments, fragments of tomb decoration (in ...

More than a dozen human remains were found inside a 5,000-year-old tomb in Scotland. At least 14 sets of human remains were uncovered during an excavation on the Orkney Islands. Video shows ...

The sun was starting to set over Skara Brae, a prehistoric stone village on the Orkney Islands, an archipelago off the most northerly tip of Scotland. A lone figure stood alone among the 3,000 ...

Archaeologists are to resume digging at the Ness of Brodgar on Orkney after 3D radar technology discovered an "extraordinary" object which has yet to be identified. The Ness, one of the most important ...