A farmer has been fined £18,000 (around 21,000 euros) for destroying a Neolithic site on Skye (Inner Hebrides, Scotland) after using the earth from Upper Tote Cairn to help build a new shed on his land. The 59-year-old had previously pled guilty to the destruction of the protected monument, which he had been contacted about three separate times by Historic Environment Scotland.
     Andy Shanks, procurator fiscal for Grampain, Highlands and Islands said: "As the owner of the land this ancient monument sits on, it was [the owner's] duty to help protect it. Instead, he showed a complete disregard for its importance when he dug for soil and damaged Upper Tote Cairn."

Edited from BBC News (15 December 2021)