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1 SKARA BRAE, ORKNEY A UNESCO World Heritage Site – and older even than Stonehenge – this coastal Neolithic settlement is the finest example of its kind in Western Europe and so well preserved it has
Scouring the ground for metal might seem a solitary pursuit, but one detectorist has mobilised his fellow hobbyists into a network of finders who are on call across the country, working in teams to reunite people with lost belongings. Andrew Lloyd reports
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BACK in 1606, Lord North was unwell. His “lingering consumptive disorder” baffled his doctors. A stay in a remote hunting lodge cadged from a friend hadn’t helped, but on a country ride he came across