Archaeologists have discovered vestiges of a nearly 900-year-old “nameless” castle on a remote island that may have been home to kings. On the Isle of Islay, Scotland, due north of Ireland, the former ...
Scotland once built an estimated 3,000 castles and fortified houses, born out of centuries of clan conflict, war, and territorial defense. Today, only about 1,500 still have physical remains, many ...
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 ...
Visualization of the castle that stood at Finlaggan during the 12th and 13th centuries David Simon via Society of Antiquities of Scotland Archaeologists have discovered a previously unknown castle ...
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