A 5,000-year-old whalebone figurine, one of the oldest representations of a human form ever found in Britain, has been rediscovered after going missing for more than 150 years. The figurine has been dubbed the “Buddo” of Skara Brae a name taken from an Orcadian word meaning ‘friend’. It was carved from a single piece of […]
Near the highland town of Dingwall sits the village of Strathpeffer, A collection of attractive houses. surrounded by impressive mature trees. A quaint victorian railway station, no longer used, gives away the village’s past as a popular spa destination – the nearby grand old hotel is another sign of a now faded glory. Nestling among […]
The Beaker People were so named because of their distinctive pottery (they were shaped like inverted bells and highly decorated). These pots were included in their burials and can be found all across Europe in the late third and early second millennia BC. The Beaker People migrated to Britain around 4,500 years ago spreading right […]
