Ten years ago in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, metal detectorists stumbled ... The pieces dated to around 900 A.D. or the Viking Age. The hoard “was buried in four distinct parcels” that ...

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The Vikings arrived in Scotland in longboats, attacking buildings and people. They occupied large parts of the country including Dalriada. The Scotti moved into Pictland, where the Picts were too ...

Archaeologists found the ruins of an Iron Age settlement with a “rare” ancient Roman brooch buried underneath, possibly as an offering. Photo from GUARD Archaeology Sifting through the dark brown soil ...

Pictland was remade in a Gaelic image and the Scottish nation was ... Olaf Guthfrithsson restored Viking rule to York and Aethelstan's grand schemes lay in ruins. In 943 AD, after reigning for ...

The castle was originally built in the 13th century by Alexander II of Scotland to guard the area against possible Viking invasions ... leaving Eilean Donan in ruins for hundreds of years.

archaeologists unearthed an Iron Age settlement dating back to the second century “when southern Scotland had slipped from the grasp of the Roman Empire,” the company said. The ruins included ...

Scotland's History Articles Constantine ... Olaf Guthfrithsson restored Viking rule to York and Aethelstan's grand schemes lay in ruins. In 943 AD, after reigning for 43 years, Constantine retired ...