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Danish archæologists have uncovered a 4,000-year-old circle of wooden piles that they say could be linked to Stonehenge in Britain. The 45 Neolithic-era wooden pieces, in a circle with a diameter of a
I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w
Booking your first ocean voyage and don’t know where to start? Cruise expert Sara Macefield provides an insider’s guide to some of the best companies to set sail with
FIFTY-ONE years ago, the view of Scotland’s most important river changed overnight. On the night of January 27, 1974, a great storm blew across the country, damaging buildings, downing trees – and cre
On the night of 13 March 1944, the Greekregistered steamship SS Peleus was en route from Freetown to Buenos Aires when she was hit amidships by two torpedoes, launched by a German U-boat, U-852. The t
Saša Fegić shares his pick of the boats that shaped sailing history and transformed the sport
