The international group of archaeologists has stroke the public with a new statement – they found the " headquarters " of the Vikings in Scotland, reported Gazeta with a reference to the Daily Mail. The scientists say that the "headquarters" preliminary belonged to the Norwegian king Ketil Ploskonos. Ketil, the son of Bjorn Bovine Bone , lived in the IX century , as sagas of Icelanders tell. According to the chronicles, he led a military campaign against the Scandinavian sailors who had settled in his territory.

The discovery was made on the island of Bute in Argyll – a historical region in the western part of Scotland - which was one of the first areas colonized by the Irish who settled in Scotland. The archaeologists have recognized the significance of the mound on the island of Bute. However, what was there at that spot remains a mystery.