Scottish History

Early Scotland

Stone circle

Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of Stone Age, Bronze and Iron Age settlements. But who were the early Scottish people and what was life like for them? These resources focus on the days before Scotland existed as a separate country, from the earliest wandering tribes of hunter gatherers, to Roman occupation and Viking invasion.

Skara Brae reconstruction

Stone Age Scotland

Find out about the lives of the hunter gatherers, the Stone Age settlement at Skara Brae, and Scotland's first farmers.

Iron Age Crannog

Bronze and Iron Age Scotland

Find out about daily life in the Bronze and Iron ages, including what homes and farms were like in the Iron Age.

Roman centurion

Roman Scotland

Find out more about the Roman Empire and the Romans in Scotland and help archaeologists uncover clues from a Roman site.

Viking

Dark Age Scotland

Find out more about the mysterious Picts and discover what life, and death, was like in Viking times.

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