With winter solstice finally behind us and the Spring equinox edging ever nearer, we visit the Scottish island of Foula. Remote and battered by gales, the tiny island boasts a double ring of stones deliberately positioned by Bronze Age sky-gazers to herald the rising sun of the winter solstice. Another craggy island, Tintagel, is famed for its connection with King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Could a great king really have lived on this rocky headland?For King and Country: the skeletal remains of veterans buried in the Royal Greenwich Hospital cemetery tell a grim story of life and death in Nelson’s navy. In contrast, the luxurious lifestyle of less reputable mariners is reflected by pirates’ plunder discovered in the unlikely location of London’s East End. Our front cover displays the gleaming treasure of an Iron Age coin hoard discovered by a metal detectorist earlier this year. Current Archaeology brings you this exclusive report on one of the year’s most exciting finds.