This prehistoric village, that sits on the coast just off the Bay of Skaill on the mainland of the Orkney Isles, dates all the way back to the Neolithic era. It lay covered by sand for an estimated 4,000 years before being partly exposed by storms and then later excavated. It is fasci...
It might be worth investing in an annual membership for the National Trust for Scotland (joinhere), an annual Historic Environment Scotland membership, a short term Historic Scotland Explorer Pass or the VisitBritain Heritage Pass. Note though, that privately owned castles are not included in these...
"Stayed in 2 of the chalets over half term week, with young family and in-laws. Fab family friend, dog friendly base. The chalets were not massive however a good use of the space." Breakfast included 18. Victoria B&B Show prices Enter dates to see prices View o...
Since the first edition appeared more than 10 years ago, a substantial amount of new scholarship has appeared, especially from the archaeological side. An update of the book therefore seemed timely, and I spent the second half of 2023 on the task. The book’s original structure has been re...
The latest addition, added in 2023, features special effects and coloured lights, it also has a timer to record your speed. Will you get the fastest time of the day? Batfast Pick up your bat, step up to the batting area, and go head to head against the virtual bowler, server or ...
Yes, the Brits normally use “car hire” versus the term “rental car” that is often used in the United States but they mean the same thing. But in the UK, if you say you want to rent a car, they understand what that means and it means the same thing. Americans generally only re...
France now go to Cardiff in two weeks with a first title in 12 years in their sights, while Scotland travel to Italy. Meanwhile, England survived a threatening second-half comeback to defeat Wales 23-19 in an untidy game in the Six Nations at Twickenham. ...
This study presents a summer temperature reconstruction using Scots pine tree-ring chronologies for Scotland allowing the placement of current regional temperature changes in a longer-term context. ‘Living-tree’ chronologies were extended using ‘subfossil’ samples extracted from nearshore lake sediments...