Whenever I am asked a difficult question about Scottish history, I point out I am merely a history writer and not  a professional historian ...

Once you’ve had your fill, head over to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. Inside, admire the impressive collection of ...

Researchers have found a Roman brooch in the foundation of an Iron Age house in Scotland, but what was it doing there?

It was ‘terrarum fine’ - the end of the world - and for around 20,000 soldiers who had marched north, crossing hills, swamps and rivers to ...

The Kingdom of Scotland was founded in 843 AD when Kenneth MacAlpin unified the Picts and Scots, though its story stretches ...

The brooch was popular among Roman military figures - and was found buried deep in the foundations of an Iron Age settlement in south west Scotland.

A 2,000-year-old Roman brooch discovered in Scotland may have been buried as a ritual offering for protection or taken as a ...

Archaeologists reveals how a rare enamelled Roman brooch provides insight into how the Britons of Ayrshire interacted with the Roman army ...

Although there were no contemporary Roman forts nearby after the abandonment of the Antonine Wall earlier in the second ...

Although there were no contemporary Roman forts nearby after the abandonment of the Antonine Wall earlier in the second century AD, an earlier first century AD Roman marching camp some two kilometres ...

Although there were no contemporary Roman forts nearby after the abandonment of the Antonine Wall earlier in the second century AD, an earlier first century AD Roman marching camp lies two ...