Scotland
![How a Million-Dollar Viking Chess Piece Was Found in a Kitchen Drawer](https://newlinesmag.com/wp-content/uploads/MicrosoftTeams-image-14-web-540x400.jpg)
A Kitchen Drawer’s Viking Hoard
A knickknack from a Scottish family’s kitchen drawer turned out to be a Viking chess piece from the celebrated Lewis hoard and sold at Sotheby’s for almost $1 million — testimony to the power of the mundane to mask the simply unimaginable.
![A Leadership Race Exposes the Myth of Scottish Exceptionalism](https://newlinesmag.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-1249688215-web-540x400.jpg)
The Myth of an Exceptional Scotland
As its first Asian leader, it's tempting to see Humza Yousaf’s victory as a sign of Scotland’s progressive credentials. Yet the strong performance of his conservative evangelical opponent suggests otherwise.
![The Legal Battle for the Future of Scotland’s Highlands](https://newlinesmag.com/wp-content/uploads/highlands2-351x263.jpg)
The Legal Battle for the Future of Scotland’s Highlands
In northern Scotland, along the wide and rugged coast, a high-tech platform will soon be built to launch rockets. It will provide the community with jobs and the local coffers with a bigger budget. But first, a court battle against Scotland’s biggest private landowner had to be won.