This resource is suitable for Castles topics for P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 and P7 (First and Second Level Curriculum for Excellence). NARRATOR For 650 years, from 1100 to 1746, powerful families called ...

New research has provided further insights into ancient valleys that lie beneath the Scottish landscape ... have now started work on a UK-wide map of buried palaeo-valleys.

The Scottish Highlands region is vast, measuring more than 11,000 square miles in length. There are so many cities, towns, regions and islands in between, it can be overwhelming deciding where to ...

There is a large section of people around us who believe that ancient humans have been contacted ... a prehistoric settlement in modern-day Scotland. Located on the Bay of Skaill in the Orkney ...

The 16th-century castle was built by a member of a powerful Scottish clan that was instrumental in the construction of many estates and castles in the region. One of the earliest Z-plan castles in ...

An ancient gorge in Scotland is "at risk of being destroyed" by irresponsible campers, officials have warned. The Coire Gabhail Valley in Glencoe is in immediate and serious danger according to ...

Ancient fossils believed to predate dinosaurs by 140 million years have been discovered in a Scottish city. The remnants of prehistoric fish thought to date back approximately 385 million years ...

Members of clan Macdonald were said to have used the ... Today, it is still home to the remnants of ancient Scottish rainforest. Coire Gabhail's damp, sheltered conditions make it one of the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An ancient gorge in Scotland is "at risk of being destroyed" by irresponsible campers ...

Scotland's ancient rainforest is under threat, conservationists have warned. Almost 75,000 acres (30,351ha) of woodland on the west coast is designated Atlantic rainforest because of the rare ...