Evidence of one of the earliest human populations known in Scotland has been found, including tools and stone circles. Archaeologists and scientists led by Karen Hardy, Professor of Prehistoric ...

Another destination to see stone circles according to Love From Scotland is the Outer Hebrides. Like Orkney, Scotland's Western Isles have been inhabited for thousands of years and there is plenty ...

A new mystery. The altar stone lies at the heart of Stonehenge, buried in the center of the circle. Much like the Neolithic site it belongs to, its purpose remains a mystery.

The circle is made up of tall stone slabs with angled tops. There were originally 12, but only four remain today. The Stones of Stenness are close to the famous archeological site of Skara Brae.

In contrast to the Altar Stone’s distant origins, those massive outer-circle stones came from a rock source located 25 kilometers north of Stonehenge. Stonehenge’s Altar Stone lies beneath two ...

Two previously unknown Neolithic stone circles have been ... people to far northern Scotland 11,000 years ago; Stone Age tombs for ... instruments to map it by determining ...

‘Ancient’ stone circle was actually built by a farmer in the 1990s. By Mike Wehner. ... Scotland, and archaeologists were shocked that it hadn’t been found earlier. Now, ...

Strange stone circles found at the Isle of Skye could be evidence of the earliest human occupation of Scotland’s frigid northwest, pushing survival boundaries, a new study says.

It was long believed that the stone, which sits in the middle of the iconic circle, came from Wales, but new research suggests it actually came from hundreds of miles away in Scotland, raising new ...

By analyzing grains of rock within Stonehenge's "altar stone," researchers determined it was most likely transported from present-day Scotland — more than 450 miles away.

By CHRISTINA LARSON WASHINGTON (AP) — The ancient ritual meaning of Stonehenge is still a mystery, but researchers are one step closer to understanding how the famous stone circle was created.

Stonehenge's ‘altar stone' originally came from Scotland and not Wales, new research shows The actual source of the stone remained unknown until now ...