The coin was one of five finds made in 2025 highlighted by NTS. Archaeological investigations in front of a chambered cairn at Crarae Garden in Argyll recovered a wide range of artefacts thought to be ...

AN amulet once thought to have supernatural power, evidence of feasting in the Hebrides 5000 years ago, and a lost medieval settlement in the Borders are among Scotland's biggest finds of 2025 ...

2025 was also a significant year for the trust’s understanding of the Jacobite movement, with upwards of 100 projectiles ...

Archaeologists in Scotland have uncovered the country's largest-ever timber hall beneath a school. The Neolithic hall beneath Carnoustie High School in Angus dates back to around 4,000BC, and predates ...

The earliest known coin minted in Scotland – almost 900 years ago – has been acquired for the nation after it was found by a metal detectorist. The medieval David I silver coin was discovered in a ...

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A University of Aberdeen archaeology student discovered an impressive relic from Scotland’s medieval Pictish kingdom. While volunteering on a dig in a major hillfort settlement, the student found a ...

These thirty remarkable discoveries from 2024-2025 represent only a fraction of the archaeological treasures emerging from soil, sand, and sea around the world. Each find adds another piece to the ...

The carved head is made of red sandstone. University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute An intricately carved head made of red sandstone has been found on one of Scotland’s Orkney ...

The medieval David I silver coin, discovered in a wooded area in Midlothian, has been dated to the second half of the 1130s.

An early Neolithic timber hall has been found beneath a school in Scotland, with archaeologists believing it could have been a ceremonial venue for Scotland’s first farming communities. The remains of ...