Archaeologists say Finlaggan was the seat of power for the Lordship of the Isles. Before that, a previously unknown castle ...

Critically endangered Scottish wildcat kittens have been captured on camera for the first time, offering a rare glimpse into their early lives. The four kittens were born at the Saving Wildcats ...

Rare sheep on a remote Scottish island are being left to starve to death, it has been claimed. Soay sheep have roamed wild on the archipelago of St Kilda in the Outer Hebrides for thousands of years, ...

Visitors are recommended to arrive between October and March for the best chance of seeing the lights. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the ...

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When the word “thing” first arrived on the British Isles, it was Old Norse and referred to something specific: a place where people gathered to discuss law and justice. One such Viking Age thing has ...

A tiny Scottish island where the only inhabitants are feral cattle has been sent a pair of trainers in the post. Swona's last islanders left in 1974, but a herd of cows descended from the livestock ...

A majestic but long-vacant Edwardian castle on the Scottish Isle of Rum is looking for a new custodian for the low, low starting offer of £750,000 (US$1 million)—plus another £10 million give-or-take ...

At least a half dozen European brands suspended deliveries after the de minimis exemption ended, leaving crafters to contend with higher prices and supply issues. Julie Weil has been knitting since ...

An undergraduate student was startled after a finely carved ancient head rolled out during a recent excavation – and seemed to smile back at her. The discovery, made at Skaill Farm on the Scottish ...

Set for Saturday, Aug. 23, the all-day festival celebrates Celtic culture through music, dance, crafts and sport. Among the highlights: a full slate of Highland Games demonstrations presented by ...

International best-selling cookbook author, Coinneach MacLeod, aka Hebridean Baker, will make his television presenting debut this autumn in a new culinary travel series, Hebridean Baker: Nordic ...