Archaeologists just dug up the 700-year-old life-sized stone head of King Edward II in the ruins of a medieval abbey. "The ...

Visitors have been coming here for centuries to appreciate some of Britain's most romantic and spectacular ruins. Queen Victoria ... to visit in moonlight. Melrose Abbey, 40 miles south of Edinburgh, ...

As far as more contemporary history goes, Scottish icon King Robert the Bruce is believed to have his heart buried in the ruins of the nearby spectacular ruins of Melrose Abbey. Article continues ...

The document urged Pope John XXII to recognise Scotland's independence ... It was only in 1815 that steps started to be taken to preserve the ruins. However, that was not the end of the Arbroath Abbey ...

Hadrian's Wall and Whitby Abbey - but there are countless other ruins waiting to be discovered by more of us across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Some could be said to be hiding ...

Soaring above the priory ruins is Dunfermline Abbey, where a swathe of Scottish monarchs are buried. The abbey is a story of two architectural halves welded together: the oldest part, the ...

The ruins are even mentioned in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander books, making them a must-visit if you are a fan of the series. Meanwhile, given its position in the Scottish Highlands, it shouldn't be ...