A group of Scottish campers had their trip ruined recently when police responding to a misguided tip turned out in full force to thwart what they mistakenly believed to be a suicide pact in progress.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A selection of the 15th-century silver and gold coins found at the Cappercleuch site in Scotland.

In April 1746, troops met near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands for a brief but deadly battle. One group, known as the ...

The University of Glasgow and the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) archaeologists jointly recovered weapons, including lead ...

The song title "Improper Use Of A Speculum" apparently comes from a personal story that Party Cannon found hilarious.

Archaeologists in Scotland have excavated over 100 weapon projectiles, including cannon shot and lead musket balls from one ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A Scottish metal detectorist unearthed a 4,000-year-old Bronze Age axe head in three pieces, reuniting ...

Well, this is probably the weirdest true story you’ll hear today. A group of seven Scottish metalheads — three adults, three children, and dog ironically named ‘Jazz’ — recently had their camping trip ...

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Metal contains multitudes. It can encompass everything from Black Sabbath's speedy headbanging riffs, the guttural satanic screams of Norwegian black metal, the technical wizardry of Eddie Van Halen, ...

A amateur metal detectorist has uncovered a haul of Bronze Age objects in a Scottish field, in what experts are calling a “nationally significant” discovery. The hoard, which dates from 1,000-900 BC ...