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Artist reconstruction of the Episode 1 settlement

Iron Age

The Life and Times of an Iron Age Wetland Settlement

Buried within the peat of Black Loch of Myrton on the Machars peninsula, Galloway, archaeologists…

In Situ12 May 2026

Landscape photo showing Staffin harbour on the coastline below the cliffs

Industrial and Modern Mesolithic

Ancient Meets Modern at Staffin Harbour, Skye

Recent upgrades to Staffin Harbour and slip road on the Isle of Skye have encountered…

In Situ6 January 2026

Surveying Midmar Kirk Recumbent Stone Circle

Bronze Age Neolithic

Aberdeenshire Recumbent Stone Circles

Across Aberdeenshire lie a series of monument known as Recumbent Stone Circles. Three of these…

In Situ30 October 2025

Knockaird Souterrain in a landscape setting

Iron Age

Rescue Excavation of a Western Isles Souterrain

For a local resident of Cnoc Ard (Knockaird) on the Isle of Lewis, a surprise…

In Situ21 April 2025

Fragments of ceramic jugs found at the Roslin kilns

Medieval

Medieval Pottery Production at Roslin

Two medieval pottery kilns were uncovered at Roslin, Midlothian, during recent development works. The kilns…

In Situ18 March 2025

Medieval

Kilchattan Old Parish Church Ship Graffiti

The Old Parish Church of Kilchattan on the Isle of Luing, Argyll, bears an incredible…

In Situ4 December 2024

Picture of an archaeological site during excavation with open sky

Early Medieval Iron Age Mesolithic Roman

A Landscape Through Time: Brought to life through the construction of Dogger Bank Wind Farm

The Dogger Bank Wind Farm phases A and B in Yorkshire’s East Riding provided a…

In Situ15 November 2024

Post-medieval Roman

King Alfred Statue

The statue of King Alfred has stood in the garden of Trinity Church Square since…

In Situ20 September 2024

Post-medieval

The 18th century military road in Inchnacardoch Forest

The 18th century military road network in the Highlands was constructed by General George Wade…

In Situ27 August 2024

Bronze Age Iron Age

Journey Through Late Prehistoric Inverness

Recent excavations ahead of development for HMP Highland have uncovered the remains of roundhouse settlements…

In Situ14 August 2024

Bronze Age Early Medieval

St Columba’s Cave

St. Columba’s Cave forms a natural cave on the coast of Bàgh Dalach Duibhe in…

In Situ7 March 2024

Industrial and Modern

Illuminating Edinburgh’s Historic Gasworks

Excavations at New Street Gasworks in Canongate, Edinburgh, uncovered one of the earliest and most…

In Situ12 January 2024

Industrial and Modern Second World War

Flying through the Second World War: Fearn Airfield, Easter Ross

During World War Two, Fearn Airfield (also known as HMS Owl) was one of Britain’s…

In Situ14 December 2023

Early Medieval

The Buried Past of Strathnaver Museum: An early Christian craftworking site?

Strathnaver Museum is located in the village of Bettyhill on the north coast of Scotland…

In Situ11 December 2023

Bronze Age Iron Age

Hidden Houses: Prehistoric Settlement in Camore Wood, Dornoch

Within the forestry plantation of Camore Wood, near Dornoch, a prehistoric settlement of at least…

In Situ22 November 2023

Industrial and Modern

Bricks and Bottles: Industrial Archaeology at Baileyfield, Portobello

Brick kilns, glassworks, and huge deposits of artefacts were found during development works at Baileyfield,…

In Situ4 July 2023

Bronze Age Early Medieval Mesolithic Neolithic

The Cairn Distillery, Craggan – A Multi-Period Prehistoric Settlement

During groundworks for the construction of The Cairn Distillery at Craggan, near Grantown-on-Spey, archaeological work…

In Situ30 May 2023

Iron Age

A Prehistoric Wetland Settlement in Hyndford, South Lanarkshire

Nestled within a bend in the River Clyde, archaeological monitoring works at a quarry uncovered…

In Situ28 March 2023

Bronze Age

Beauly Hut Circle

At Balblair Wood, on a terrace above River Beauly, near Inverness, the remains of prehistoric…

In Situ15 March 2023

Industrial and Modern Second World War

RAF North Cairn: WW2 Chain Home Radar Station

During the Second World War, the network of Chain Home radar stations was a crucial…

In Situ13 March 2023