Viking Shipyard discovered on the Isle of Skye
Archaeologists have discovered a 12th century Norse shipbuilding site on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Investigations at Loch na h-Airde on Skye’s…
Rosslyn Chapel: A Legacy in Stone
So is the Grail or some other treasure really hidden there? Did the Templars really build Rosslyn, as some allege? Why is Rosslyn Chapel so important today?
The Auld Alliance (1295-1560) : Commercial Exchanges, Cultural and Intellectual Influences Between France and Scotland
The Auld Alliance (1295-1560) : Commercial Exchanges, Cultural and Intellectual Influences Between France and Scotland By Muriel Canallas MA Thesis, Universite de Toulon et…
The Bruce Dynasty, Becket and Scottish Pilgrimage to Canterbury, c.1178-c.1404
This paper seeks to question the assumption that the outbreak of prolonged Anglo-Scottish war in 1296 brought an abrupt decline in Scottish interest in St Thomas, his shrine at Canterbury and the great abbey dedicated to him in Scotland at Arbroath
Shetland’s Viking Age to be explored in research project
A new research project is being set up to further explore the Viking age in Shetland, including the origins of the Norse settlers…
A Pictish burial and Late Norse/Medieval settlement at Sangobeg, Durness, Sutherland
A Pictish burial and Late Norse/Medieval settlement at Sangobeg, Durness, Sutherland By Keven Brady, Olivia Lelong and Colleen Batey Scottish Archaeological Journal, Vol.29:1…
The Expression of Power in a Medieval Kingdom: Thirteenth-Century Scottish Castles
The Expression of Power in a Medieval Kingdom: Thirteenth-Century Scottish Castles By Fiona Watson Scottish power centres: from the early Middle Ages to…
Arthur of Dalriada Revisited
Arthur of Dalriada Revisited Lathe, Richard (Edinburgh) The Heroic Age, Issue 7, Spring (2004) Abstract The case that the historical King Arthur might…
Irish–Scottish connections in the first millennium AD: an evaluation of the links between souterrain ware and Hebridean ceramics
Irish–Scottish connections in the first millennium AD: an evaluation of the links between souterrain ware and Hebridean ceramics Armit, Ian (University of Bradford, United…
The Archaeology of the Streets of North Berwick and Implications for the Development of the Burgh
The Archaeology of the Streets of North Berwick and Implications for the Development of the Burgh By Kirsty Dingwall Scottish Archaeological Internet Report…
Archaeologists meet in Orkney
Scientists and researchers from across northern Europe will gather in Orkney on Thursday to learn how the islands protect their rich archaeological resources…
The Lewis Hoard of Gaming Pieces: A Re-examination of their Context, Meanings, Discovery and Manufacture
Almost 180 years of scholarship on the Lewis chessmen have given us a solid foundation of understanding, primarily based upon their art-historical analysis.
Eleven years of archaeological research at Rushen Abbey, 1998 to 2008
Eleven years of archaeological research at Rushen Abbey, 1998 to 2008 Davey, Peter J.. Monastic Research Bulletin vol. 14 (2008) Abstract Man lies…
The eleven plagues of Edinburgh
The eleven plagues of Edinburgh By W. J. MacLennan Proceedings of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Vol.31 (2001) Introduction: Much has…
Archaeologists explore Battle of Bannockburn site
Excavations have taken place at Bannockburn battlefield to see if there are any medieval finds from the famous 1314 battle. Archaeologists have investigated…
Reading the texts of Henryson’s Fables
Reading the texts of Henryson’s Fables By Kevin J. McGinley The Bottle Imp, Issue 4 (2008) Introduction: Robert Henryson is undoubtedly one of…
‘Privies and Other Filthiness…’ The Environment of Late Medieval Aberdeen c.1399-1650
This talk will look at aspects of public hygiene in medieval Aberdeen with specific focus on the streets.
Vikings in Ireland and Scotland in the Ninth Century
Vikings in Ireland and Scotland in the Ninth Century By Donnchadh Ó Corráin Peritia Vol.12 (1998) Abstract: This study attempts to provide a…
The Giantess as a Metaphor for Shetland’s Cultural History
The Giantess as a Metaphor for Shetland’s Cultural History By Andrew Jennings Shima: The International Journal of Research into Island Cultures, Vol.4:2 (2010)…
Vikings in the Nor’ Wast: The Roots of Orkney’s Identity in Norway and Canada
Vikings in the Nor’ Wast: The Roots of Orkney’s Identity in Norway and Canada LANGE, MICHAEL A. Scandinavian-Canadian Studies, Vol.17, (2007) Abstract This article…
Dozens of medieval finds reported in Scotland’s treasure trove
The government of Scotland has issued its annual Treasure Trove Report today, which lists the archaeological discoveries made between April 2009 and March…
The Social Context of Norse Jarlshof
The Social Context of Norse Jarlshof By Marcie Anne Kimball Master’s Thesis, Louisiana State University, 2003 Abstract: A series of excavations from 1897…
Approaches to Conflict on the Anglo-Scottish Borders in the late Fourteenth Century
Approaches to Conflict on the Anglo-Scottish Borders in the late Fourteenth Century By Alastair Macdonald Ships, Guns and Bibles in the North Sea…
In Our Time: Battle of Bannockburn
From the BBC Radio programme: In Our Time Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Bannockburn. On June 23rd 1314, Scottish forces…
Iona in the kingdom of the Picts: a note
In his poem on the martyrdom of the cleric Blathmac mac Flainn in a raid by Vikings on the island of Iona in 825, the Rhineland poet Walahfrid Strabo describes that island as insula Pictorum, or perhaps more accurately, as being off the shore of the Picts: insula Pictorum quaedam monstratur in oris