Stay awake all night, and you’ll find that euphoria hits you with the dawn. It was with a similar euphoria to the one Fiona Robertson describes at solstice festivals that I finished her poignant, ...

The Dark Wives standing stones were a key feature in the Vera season 14 finale and many fans might have been left wondering if they are real monoliths. The Dark Wives was not only the title of Vera’s ...

Following a local’s theory, archaeologists excavated the Farley Moor standing stone and found a larger 3,700-year-old ceremonial site. Photo from Time Team, shared by Forestry England In a forest of ...

Calanais - also known as Callanish - Standing Stones near Stornoway in Lewis are 5,000 years old. Last month, the Scottish ...

As 21 June, the longest day of the year, approaches more people are seeking meaningful ways to mark the Summer Solstice. While thousands flock to Stonehenge each year, Scotland’s ancient standing ...

There are countless megalithic sites around the world, but while Stonehenge may be the most famous, know this: it is not the oldest or biggest. The site of Göbekli Tepe, in Turkey, dates back about 11 ...

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has applied for planning permission to reinstate a path around the Callanish Standing ...

For instance, fish-shaped stones dominate the highest elevations, near natural springs fed by melting snow. Whereas Cow-hide-shaped stones appear lower down, where water was diverted for farming. This ...

Scientists group these dragon stones into three main types: fish-shaped, hide shaped, and hybrid. Fish-shaped stones tend to appear at higher spots near mountain springs, while hide-shaped stones ...

As 21 June, the longest day of the year, approaches more people are seeking meaningful ways to mark the Summer Solstice. While thousands flock to Stonehenge each year, Scotland’s ancient standing ...