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In AD 871, two Viking kings successfully laid siege to a fortress on Dumbarton Rock near Glasgow ⚔️
1,100 years later, archaeologists unearthed artefacts at the site which could be connected to the siege, including an iron pommel-bar for a Viking sword: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...
1,100 years later, archaeologists unearthed artefacts at the site which could be connected to the siege, including an iron pommel-bar for a Viking sword: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
In AD 871, two Viking kings successfully laid siege to a fortress on Dumbarton Rock near Glasgow ⚔️
1,100 years later, archaeologists unearthed artefacts at the site which could be connected to the siege, including an iron pommel-bar for a Viking sword: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...
1,100 years later, archaeologists unearthed artefacts at the site which could be connected to the siege, including an iron pommel-bar for a Viking sword: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-arc...
On the summit of a steep-sided plateau in Renfrewshire lie the remains of one of Scotland's largest hillforts 🌄
If you visit Walls Hill, you can still spot the turf and earth bank and try to imagine what life was like at this fortress over 1,600 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-renf...
If you visit Walls Hill, you can still spot the turf and earth bank and try to imagine what life was like at this fortress over 1,600 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-renf...
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
On the summit of a steep-sided plateau in Renfrewshire lie the remains of one of Scotland's largest hillforts 🌄
If you visit Walls Hill, you can still spot the turf and earth bank and try to imagine what life was like at this fortress over 1,600 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-renf...
If you visit Walls Hill, you can still spot the turf and earth bank and try to imagine what life was like at this fortress over 1,600 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/five-of-renf...
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FREE ONLINE MAGAZINE: Celebrating Archaeology in Scotland
Explore the links between archaeology and wellbeing in the 2025 edition from Scotland's Archaeology Strategy, featuring our @digitscotland.bsky.social and @scarf-scot.bsky.social projects: archaeologystrategy.scot/magazine/
#ScotArchStrat
Explore the links between archaeology and wellbeing in the 2025 edition from Scotland's Archaeology Strategy, featuring our @digitscotland.bsky.social and @scarf-scot.bsky.social projects: archaeologystrategy.scot/magazine/
#ScotArchStrat
November 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
FREE ONLINE MAGAZINE: Celebrating Archaeology in Scotland
Explore the links between archaeology and wellbeing in the 2025 edition from Scotland's Archaeology Strategy, featuring our @digitscotland.bsky.social and @scarf-scot.bsky.social projects: archaeologystrategy.scot/magazine/
#ScotArchStrat
Explore the links between archaeology and wellbeing in the 2025 edition from Scotland's Archaeology Strategy, featuring our @digitscotland.bsky.social and @scarf-scot.bsky.social projects: archaeologystrategy.scot/magazine/
#ScotArchStrat
Founded in the 15th century, Perth’s Carthusian priory is one of Scotland’s least understood but most historically significant medieval monastic sites ⛪
On Thursday, uncover new insights arising from documentary evidence and Ground-Penetrating Radar scanning: www.digitscotland.com/events/illum...
On Thursday, uncover new insights arising from documentary evidence and Ground-Penetrating Radar scanning: www.digitscotland.com/events/illum...
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Founded in the 15th century, Perth’s Carthusian priory is one of Scotland’s least understood but most historically significant medieval monastic sites ⛪
On Thursday, uncover new insights arising from documentary evidence and Ground-Penetrating Radar scanning: www.digitscotland.com/events/illum...
On Thursday, uncover new insights arising from documentary evidence and Ground-Penetrating Radar scanning: www.digitscotland.com/events/illum...
"The Picts emerge from the shadows and step forward in technicolour" 🤩
'Carved in Stone', an illustrated guide to 7th-century Scotland packed with information on languages, settlements, cuisine, fashion, medicine, skills and more, is now available for purchase: www.digitscotland.com/archaeologis...
'Carved in Stone', an illustrated guide to 7th-century Scotland packed with information on languages, settlements, cuisine, fashion, medicine, skills and more, is now available for purchase: www.digitscotland.com/archaeologis...
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"The Picts emerge from the shadows and step forward in technicolour" 🤩
'Carved in Stone', an illustrated guide to 7th-century Scotland packed with information on languages, settlements, cuisine, fashion, medicine, skills and more, is now available for purchase: www.digitscotland.com/archaeologis...
'Carved in Stone', an illustrated guide to 7th-century Scotland packed with information on languages, settlements, cuisine, fashion, medicine, skills and more, is now available for purchase: www.digitscotland.com/archaeologis...
Inscribed slates uncovered at Kilwinning Abbey in Ayrshire may offer clues about those who lived and worked there over 500 years ago ✍️
It's thought that slates carved with gaming boards may have been made by medieval monks or possibly masons and other workers: www.digitscotland.com/top-six-arch...
It's thought that slates carved with gaming boards may have been made by medieval monks or possibly masons and other workers: www.digitscotland.com/top-six-arch...
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Inscribed slates uncovered at Kilwinning Abbey in Ayrshire may offer clues about those who lived and worked there over 500 years ago ✍️
It's thought that slates carved with gaming boards may have been made by medieval monks or possibly masons and other workers: www.digitscotland.com/top-six-arch...
It's thought that slates carved with gaming boards may have been made by medieval monks or possibly masons and other workers: www.digitscotland.com/top-six-arch...
Want 20% off "Carved in Stone"? 📖
Remember to place your pre-orders before they close at noon on Wednesday 5 November: carved-in-stone.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
Remember to place your pre-orders before they close at noon on Wednesday 5 November: carved-in-stone.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
"It’s basically the best book on the Picts ever written" 😍
Dig into 7th-century Scotland with "Carved in Stone", a comprehensive guide to the Picts with 350+ historically informed illustrations covering everything from language to fashion. Pre-order to save 20%: www.stoutstoat.co.uk/carvedinstone
Dig into 7th-century Scotland with "Carved in Stone", a comprehensive guide to the Picts with 350+ historically informed illustrations covering everything from language to fashion. Pre-order to save 20%: www.stoutstoat.co.uk/carvedinstone
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Want 20% off "Carved in Stone"? 📖
Remember to place your pre-orders before they close at noon on Wednesday 5 November: carved-in-stone.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
Remember to place your pre-orders before they close at noon on Wednesday 5 November: carved-in-stone.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
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How is this tower in Dumfries & Galloway still standing after more than 650 years? 🌊
Reportedly haunted by its founder 'Archibald the Grim', Threave Castle is resistant to flood damage despite the effects of climate change due to its carefully chosen location: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-les...
Reportedly haunted by its founder 'Archibald the Grim', Threave Castle is resistant to flood damage despite the effects of climate change due to its carefully chosen location: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-les...
October 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
How is this tower in Dumfries & Galloway still standing after more than 650 years? 🌊
Reportedly haunted by its founder 'Archibald the Grim', Threave Castle is resistant to flood damage despite the effects of climate change due to its carefully chosen location: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-les...
Reportedly haunted by its founder 'Archibald the Grim', Threave Castle is resistant to flood damage despite the effects of climate change due to its carefully chosen location: www.digitscotland.com/top-five-les...
Carved over 2,800 years ago, Ballochmyle in East Ayrshire is home to one of Britain's most extensive areas of rock art 🧑🎨
It's even been suggested that sites like this may have been a focus for "communal performance involving sound, light, and activity": www.digitscotland.com/top-six-arch...
It's even been suggested that sites like this may have been a focus for "communal performance involving sound, light, and activity": www.digitscotland.com/top-six-arch...
October 29, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Carved over 2,800 years ago, Ballochmyle in East Ayrshire is home to one of Britain's most extensive areas of rock art 🧑🎨
It's even been suggested that sites like this may have been a focus for "communal performance involving sound, light, and activity": www.digitscotland.com/top-six-arch...
It's even been suggested that sites like this may have been a focus for "communal performance involving sound, light, and activity": www.digitscotland.com/top-six-arch...
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Planning permission has been granted for the first broch in 2000 years to be constructed in the Highlands
First Iron Age broch 'in 2000 years' approved for Highlands
www.thenational.scot
October 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Planning permission has been granted for the first broch in 2000 years to be constructed in the Highlands
In 1882, Andrew Watson captained the Scottish team to victory over England at a stadium in Glasgow which was thought to be lost ⚽
But with the help of volunteers, @archscot.bsky.social unearthed evidence of the pavilion and playing surface in 2021: www.digitscotland.com/uncovering-b...
#BHM25
But with the help of volunteers, @archscot.bsky.social unearthed evidence of the pavilion and playing surface in 2021: www.digitscotland.com/uncovering-b...
#BHM25
October 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
In 1882, Andrew Watson captained the Scottish team to victory over England at a stadium in Glasgow which was thought to be lost ⚽
But with the help of volunteers, @archscot.bsky.social unearthed evidence of the pavilion and playing surface in 2021: www.digitscotland.com/uncovering-b...
#BHM25
But with the help of volunteers, @archscot.bsky.social unearthed evidence of the pavilion and playing surface in 2021: www.digitscotland.com/uncovering-b...
#BHM25
Dating back almost 6,000 years, Neolithic chambered tombs were built to hold the remains of the dead at a time of huge change for people in Scotland ⚰️
On 23 October, hear about @archscot.bsky.social's investigations into these sites at this free online event: www.digitscotland.com/events/prehi...
On 23 October, hear about @archscot.bsky.social's investigations into these sites at this free online event: www.digitscotland.com/events/prehi...
October 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Dating back almost 6,000 years, Neolithic chambered tombs were built to hold the remains of the dead at a time of huge change for people in Scotland ⚰️
On 23 October, hear about @archscot.bsky.social's investigations into these sites at this free online event: www.digitscotland.com/events/prehi...
On 23 October, hear about @archscot.bsky.social's investigations into these sites at this free online event: www.digitscotland.com/events/prehi...
Digs in the Highlands have found material remains connected to the 1692 Mort Ghlinne Comhann (Glencoe Massacre) ⚔️
On 20 October, join @archscot.bsky.social to discover the artefacts revealing how people lived in the glen before, during and after the tragedy: www.digitscotland.com/.../an-archa...
On 20 October, join @archscot.bsky.social to discover the artefacts revealing how people lived in the glen before, during and after the tragedy: www.digitscotland.com/.../an-archa...
October 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Digs in the Highlands have found material remains connected to the 1692 Mort Ghlinne Comhann (Glencoe Massacre) ⚔️
On 20 October, join @archscot.bsky.social to discover the artefacts revealing how people lived in the glen before, during and after the tragedy: www.digitscotland.com/.../an-archa...
On 20 October, join @archscot.bsky.social to discover the artefacts revealing how people lived in the glen before, during and after the tragedy: www.digitscotland.com/.../an-archa...
Why did people build Skara Brae directly on a cliff edge 5,000 years ago? 🌊
They didn't! This Neolithic village in Orkney was originally built about a mile inland and is now being hit by brutal storms and increased erosion: bit.ly/ArchaeoClima...
They didn't! This Neolithic village in Orkney was originally built about a mile inland and is now being hit by brutal storms and increased erosion: bit.ly/ArchaeoClima...
October 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Why did people build Skara Brae directly on a cliff edge 5,000 years ago? 🌊
They didn't! This Neolithic village in Orkney was originally built about a mile inland and is now being hit by brutal storms and increased erosion: bit.ly/ArchaeoClima...
They didn't! This Neolithic village in Orkney was originally built about a mile inland and is now being hit by brutal storms and increased erosion: bit.ly/ArchaeoClima...
Described as an "ancient and atmospheric site", Inveravon Church in Moray is home to Pictish symbol stones which were carved over 1,200 years ago ⛪
Come along to this event to take a closer look and find out how these symbols fit into a wider cultural story: www.digitscotland.com/events/ancie...
Come along to this event to take a closer look and find out how these symbols fit into a wider cultural story: www.digitscotland.com/events/ancie...
October 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Described as an "ancient and atmospheric site", Inveravon Church in Moray is home to Pictish symbol stones which were carved over 1,200 years ago ⛪
Come along to this event to take a closer look and find out how these symbols fit into a wider cultural story: www.digitscotland.com/events/ancie...
Come along to this event to take a closer look and find out how these symbols fit into a wider cultural story: www.digitscotland.com/events/ancie...
It's thought that a great auk head was added to the foundation of an Iron Age wheelhouse on Eilean Leòdhais (the Isle of Lewis) during its construction over 2,000 years ago 🐧
Now extinct, it's possible that these flightless birds held some ritual significance: www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...
Now extinct, it's possible that these flightless birds held some ritual significance: www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...
October 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It's thought that a great auk head was added to the foundation of an Iron Age wheelhouse on Eilean Leòdhais (the Isle of Lewis) during its construction over 2,000 years ago 🐧
Now extinct, it's possible that these flightless birds held some ritual significance: www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...
Now extinct, it's possible that these flightless birds held some ritual significance: www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...
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Rare and remarkable items were found during the construction of a Glasgow housing development 👇
'Remarkable' historic items found at Glasgow construction site
www.thenational.scot
October 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Rare and remarkable items were found during the construction of a Glasgow housing development 👇
"It’s basically the best book on the Picts ever written" 😍
Dig into 7th-century Scotland with "Carved in Stone", a comprehensive guide to the Picts with 350+ historically informed illustrations covering everything from language to fashion. Pre-order to save 20%: www.stoutstoat.co.uk/carvedinstone
Dig into 7th-century Scotland with "Carved in Stone", a comprehensive guide to the Picts with 350+ historically informed illustrations covering everything from language to fashion. Pre-order to save 20%: www.stoutstoat.co.uk/carvedinstone
October 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
"It’s basically the best book on the Picts ever written" 😍
Dig into 7th-century Scotland with "Carved in Stone", a comprehensive guide to the Picts with 350+ historically informed illustrations covering everything from language to fashion. Pre-order to save 20%: www.stoutstoat.co.uk/carvedinstone
Dig into 7th-century Scotland with "Carved in Stone", a comprehensive guide to the Picts with 350+ historically informed illustrations covering everything from language to fashion. Pre-order to save 20%: www.stoutstoat.co.uk/carvedinstone
"Whoever carved the Ardross wolf has seen the real thing" 🐺
Now on display in Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, the famous Ardross Wolf Stone was probably created over 1,000 years before these animals were persecuted to extinction in Britain around 1760: www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...
Now on display in Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, the famous Ardross Wolf Stone was probably created over 1,000 years before these animals were persecuted to extinction in Britain around 1760: www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...
September 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"Whoever carved the Ardross wolf has seen the real thing" 🐺
Now on display in Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, the famous Ardross Wolf Stone was probably created over 1,000 years before these animals were persecuted to extinction in Britain around 1760: www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...
Now on display in Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, the famous Ardross Wolf Stone was probably created over 1,000 years before these animals were persecuted to extinction in Britain around 1760: www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...
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New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells, says academic
New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells, says academic
Exclusive: Author challenges assumption monks on Iona created manuscript, instead positing its origins are Pictish
The Book of Kells was likely to have been created 1,200 years ago in Pictish eastern Scotland, rather than on the island of Iona, according to research that challenges long-held assumptions about one of the world’s most famous medieval manuscripts.
The Book of Kells is an intricate, illuminated account of the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John that was long thought to have been started in the late eighth century at the monastery on Iona before being taken in the 9th century to the monastery of Kells in County Meath, Ireland, after a Viking raid. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:19 AM
New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells, says academic
Musket balls—including one showing signs of impact—have previously been unearthed at the site of the 1746 Blàr Chùil Lodair (Battle of Culloden) in the Highlands ⚔️
On 18 October, take a guided walk through this year's dig site and discover what's been found: www.digitscotland.com/events/walk-...
On 18 October, take a guided walk through this year's dig site and discover what's been found: www.digitscotland.com/events/walk-...
September 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Musket balls—including one showing signs of impact—have previously been unearthed at the site of the 1746 Blàr Chùil Lodair (Battle of Culloden) in the Highlands ⚔️
On 18 October, take a guided walk through this year's dig site and discover what's been found: www.digitscotland.com/events/walk-...
On 18 October, take a guided walk through this year's dig site and discover what's been found: www.digitscotland.com/events/walk-...
A major archaeological project on Ìle (Islay) has revealed the existence of a lost royal castle that was dismantled over 700 years ago 🏰
Dig into the discovery in @socantscot.bsky.social's latest publication, which is also available as a free e-book: books.socantscot.org/digital-book...
Dig into the discovery in @socantscot.bsky.social's latest publication, which is also available as a free e-book: books.socantscot.org/digital-book...
September 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A major archaeological project on Ìle (Islay) has revealed the existence of a lost royal castle that was dismantled over 700 years ago 🏰
Dig into the discovery in @socantscot.bsky.social's latest publication, which is also available as a free e-book: books.socantscot.org/digital-book...
Dig into the discovery in @socantscot.bsky.social's latest publication, which is also available as a free e-book: books.socantscot.org/digital-book...
Heading to a market this weekend? You may be living like a 10th-century Viking 🧺
Established beach markets, like at Culbin Sands in Moray, were important seasonal events where locals gathered on beaches to meet ships carrying exotic goods, trade and socialise: www.digitscotland.com/who-were-the...
Established beach markets, like at Culbin Sands in Moray, were important seasonal events where locals gathered on beaches to meet ships carrying exotic goods, trade and socialise: www.digitscotland.com/who-were-the...
September 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Heading to a market this weekend? You may be living like a 10th-century Viking 🧺
Established beach markets, like at Culbin Sands in Moray, were important seasonal events where locals gathered on beaches to meet ships carrying exotic goods, trade and socialise: www.digitscotland.com/who-were-the...
Established beach markets, like at Culbin Sands in Moray, were important seasonal events where locals gathered on beaches to meet ships carrying exotic goods, trade and socialise: www.digitscotland.com/who-were-the...
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🔴 Could this be the face of an ordinary Pict? Aberdeen University student makes 'special' Fife discovery
www.scotsman.com/heritage-and...
www.scotsman.com/heritage-and...
'Something special': Could this be the face of an ordinary Pict?
With its two eyes, nose and hairline, the carving alludes to the people of East Lomond in Fife around 1,500 years ago.
www.scotsman.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:20 AM
🔴 Could this be the face of an ordinary Pict? Aberdeen University student makes 'special' Fife discovery
www.scotsman.com/heritage-and...
www.scotsman.com/heritage-and...