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The original wearer of a silver arm ring that was found with the Galloway Hoard treasures has been identified.

She lived in the blackhouse with her chickens for more than 40 years and now her home is being restored to help tell the story of a tiny island’s past, present and future.

They have sat deep in dense woodland on the west coast of Scotland for more than 300 years.

Hundreds of men were accused of being witches in Scotland during the early 16th and early 17th century with their stories little told.

It was first proposed to soothe the “sickly horrors of the short sea passage” and speed up journey times between the two great Victorian economic powerhouses of Glasgow and Belfast.

An island-based chocolate maker has ceased trading with its owners blaming the uncertainties and costs linked to Brexit for the demise of their business.

When the late Robert Mugabe was awarded an honorary degree from Edinburgh University in 1984, he was hailed as "one of the great figures of modern Africa".

As the skies darken, the wind chills and the island moves indoors for another winter, a campaign has been launched on Lewis to attract people to its shores all year round.

It feels as if summer has barely got underway - but the signs that the season is on its way out are hard to ignore.

For decades, the pub offered cheap nips, live music and the warm glow of hospitality to those who found themselves on the island "at the edge of the world".

Her name was 'Hilda' and she lived in the Western Isles around 2,000 years ago.

Remains of an old pub have been found in a lost township of Glencoe.

The grainy picture of the lunar landscape captures history being made 50 years ago, not just by the Apollo 11 crew but also for the Scottish-based company that helped to make their mission a successful one.

Visitors to the Isle of Lewis will be able  to support the legacy of the late aid worker Linda Norgrove after her parents found a new way of raising funds for the charity set up in her name.

Scotland's "most remote restaurant" which is accessible only by train or 20-mile walk is to be sealed off to the majority of its customers when the rail line that brings in most of its trade closes for repairs.

Two Scottish castles have gone on the market - for the same price as a two-bedroom flat in London.

Filming of the new James Bond movie is underway in the Highlands.

When it blew, the explosion could be heard 30 miles away with horses stampeding in the streets and roofs collapsing in neighbouring towns, such was the force of the blast