SCOTLAND is home to thousands of extraordinary castles dating back hundreds of years. Castle Sween in Argyll is the oldest such fortification in Scotland, tracing its origins back to the 1100s ...

The monarch, 96, was spotted leaving her royal residence of Windsor Castle on Thursday to travel to her Balmoral estate in Scotland, where she traditionally retreats in the late summer months.

One Scottish attraction joins the list of the UK's most famous historical sites where ticket prices have soared in the past three years. From Neolithic ruins in Orkney to the ancient Glasgow ...