Archaeologists are set to begin an underwater excavation of a rare medieval crannog in Loch Achilty later this year. The ...

An underwater excavation at an Easter Ross loch aims to fill gaps in a “critically important part of Scotland’s settlement ...

The surrounding water was the inhabitants' defence. There are over 600 recognised crannogs in Scotland. Some, such as Eilean Dòmhnuill in Loch Olabhat on North Uist, are believed to date back to ...

Crannogs are dwellings found on artificial islands over water and were often composed of brush, stone or timber mounds ...

Archaeologists are to excavate what they believe to be a rare example of a medieval crannog settlement in the Highlands. Crannogs were built on artificial islands made of stone or timber in lochs. The ...

Archaeologists are heading underwaterto find traces of life lived on the water 1000 years ago - and more.

Dr Helen Spencer FSAScot, Head of Research at the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, said: “Crannogs contain some of the best-preserved evidence for life in the past in Scotland and are a ...

Russell also failed to convert earlier scores from Ben White and Huw Jones as Scotland dominated the first half, but only led by three points at the interval after Tommy Freeman hit back early for ...