The knitted bonnet is now a brownish green colour but analysis has revealed traces of indigo typical of the traditional blue bonnets worn in the Highlands and islands of Scotland in the 18th century.

The body was first discovered in 1964, with forensic analysis at the time revealing he was around 20 to 25 years old.

Of all the castles to visit in the Scottish Highlands, Eilean Donan Castle ... The castle stood in grandeur for hundreds of years until the 18th century, when the Jacobites (Catholic Scottish ...

The personal belongings of an 18th-century murder victim ... Incredible job opportunity at Highlands estate known as 'best-kept secret in Scotland' These artefacts, on loan from the National Museums ...

A new exhibition about a burial on the Isle of Lewis from the 1700s has opened for the first time in a generation.

The belongings of an 18th-century suspected murder victim ... typical of the traditional blue bonnets worn in the Highlands and islands of Scotland in the 18th century. Stories of a murder on ...