The result of this battle was one of the most decisive in Scottish history. If the Picts had lost, Scotland might never have existed. For the Angles of Northumbria it was simply a disaster ending ...

Scotland's History Early Scotland The Picts victorious at the Battle of Dunichen The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which ...

THEY have been regarded as one of the lost peoples of history, enigmatic savages who were mentioned by the Romans but left few other traces. But now a long-running project to shine a light on the Dark ...

A team of archaeologists who are shedding new light on the life, culture and society of the Picts have been honoured. Pioneering work led by Aberdeen University has radically altered understanding of ...

Creeping silently, the warriors emerged from the cover of the trees and made their way toward the fort. Minutes later the fort’s guards were surrounded by semi-naked men, their faces concealed by ...

A fort that is more than 1,000 years old, dating back to the time of Alfred the Great, has been unearthed in Scotland, more than 200 years after it was thought to have been completely destroyed. The ...

Archaeologists believe they may have unearthed an "incredibly rare" stone carving of the face of a person who lived in Fife more than 1,000 years ago. University of Aberdeen student Jodie Allan made ...