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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 15h

Always look up.
#Edinburgh

A stone carving of woman looking down. She in ancient Roman robes.

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romanbritain.bsky.social @romanbritain.bsky.social · 1d

Hoard of 160 gold aureus coins in a bronze jug, with two bronze #coins in the neck of the jug to disguise the worth of contents. Discovered below the floor of a #Roman house in Corbridge, Northumberland in 1911. Circa AD 160. British Museum.

#FindsFriday #RomanBritain

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 14h

‘It’s the steps themselves that make the path, instead of the other way round. We are creating even as we believe we are following.’
— Emma Törzs
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 15h

The leaves might be turning, the temperatures dropping and the nights fair drawing in, but here in Glasgow you can still get a ice cream from the van in the park, and it shouldn't be any other way!

#glasgow #loveglasgow #iloveglasgow #autumn #autumnleaves #kelvingrovepark #colours #autumninglasgow

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 19h

‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. Galloway House near Garlieston in Galloway served as a hospital during the war and features in the book.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple:
www.arachnid.scot/book-fof/ind...

This modern image shows the west front of Galloway House near Garlieston. There is a lawn at the foot of the frame that meets a curving drive in front of the house, which we are seeing from near one corner, with the right-hand end nearer us than the left. The house extends out of both sides of the frame and is made of grey stone with red stone facings. It comprises a central section with wings that project forwards of it. Part of a tree is visible in the top left of the frame. The scene is in muted sunlight. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the bottom right corner.

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North Lanarkshire Libraries @librariesnl.bsky.social · 6d

Let the good times roll! Looking for a fun way to spend an afternoon? Our Adult Board Game Café at #CoatbridgeLib offers a warm and friendly environment to learn a new game or play an old favourite. All welcome – just come along at 12pm on Saturday 11 October.

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 7d

Glasgow pubs can look very inviting on wet and windy nights like tonight. This particular one is the he Islay Inn on the corner of Argyle Street and Radnor Street in the West End of the city.

#glasgow #glasgowpubs #islayinn #argylestreet #architecture #nightphotography #glasgowatnight

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Ken Lussey @kenlussey.bsky.social · 6d

A city at peace in a world at war. ‘The Stockholm Run’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Scotland and Sweden during World War Two. A secret buried beneath Edinburgh Castle is central to the story.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/tsr/index.html

The image shows the east end of Edinburgh Castle rising into a clear blue sky, seen from below. There are steep slopes in the bottom right of the image and sheer rocks in the bottom right, with the castle built on top of both. The front cover of 'The Stockholm Run' is shown in the bottom left corner.

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 7d

Love this dragon-like creature on a drainpipe on the Gothic style former Hutchesontown Free Church on Dixon Avenue on the Southside of Glasgow. Designed by John Bennie Wilson, it was built in the 1890s.

#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #sculpture #dragon #church #architecturephotography

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 8d

Today’s feature is up on Substack. I’ve been obsessing over my Tank Memorial Book again, but this time I’ve put all of the citations in context. You get tanks, Canadians, and a bad few days for the German Army in 1918… achurchill.substack.com/p/full-featu...

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 7d

The Roman camp of Raedykes near Stonehaven is one of the best preserved in Scotland. It covers around 38 hectares and has an irregular outline. Probably built in the late 1st century, by the 1700s it was being associated with the elusive site of the battle of Mons Graupius. #RomanSiteSaturday

The ditch of the Roman camp of Raedykes in north east Scotland

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 8d

Day 3 of #31DaysOfGraves - Tomb

Here's the magnificent late 16th century tomb of Sir Thomas MacLellan and his wife Dame Grissell Maxwell in Greyfriars Episcopal Church, Kirkcudbright. Note the burgh motto: "Think on"

Read more about church here 👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/greyf...

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 7d

One broch, two millennia, three murders. ‘Thicker Than Water’ is a compelling murder mystery set in northern Scotland. The fictional Sarclet Castle south of Wick has a central part to play in the story.
Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more:
www.arachnid.scot/book-ttw/ind...

The image shows the fictional Sarclet Castle, partly based on the real Castle of Mey. The image shows a lawn in the foreground with a drive sweeping round it. Beyond is the front face of a castle made of honey-coloured stone. It has a five-storey tower on the right with a four-storey range to the left of it with a grey slate roof and a two-storey extension on the left, plus a grand entrance in the middle. The sky is blue and the scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Thicker Than Water’ is shown in the top left corner.

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Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert @jshphotog.bsky.social · 9d

#Glasgow by Raymond Depardon - PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN photos from 1980, by the #Magnum #photographer who brought out widely discussed book of Glasgow photos in 2016. www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture...

A World in Color: Across the United Kingdom | Magnum Photos Magnum Photos

www.magnumphotos.com

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Graeme Purves @gaspurves.bsky.social · 8d

Is the Book of Kells a Pictish masterpiece? Victoria Whitworth's new book will be published later this month.
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookofKells
#Pictland

New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells, says academic

Exclusive: Author challenges assumption monks on Iona created manuscript, instead positing its origins are Pictish

www.theguardian.com

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The Orkney News @theorkneynews.bsky.social · 8d

Remembering Dr John Rae theorkneynews.scot/2025/10/03/r...

Remembering Dr John Rae

A short ceremony took place at the graveside of Arctic Explorer, Dr John Rae, on the anniversary of his birthday, 30 September. Memorial in St Magnus Catherdal, Kirkwall to Dr John Rae John Rae gre…

theorkneynews.scot

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 8d

Excavated in 1905 at the Roman fort of Trimontium @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social near Melrose, this bronze helmet features images of winged Victory and also Cupid driving a chariot drawn by horses. It can now be seen @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social.
#FindsFriday

A gold coloured Bronze Roman helmet featuring relief images of a winged cupid

A Roman bronze helmet viewed from behind with decorated images including a winged cupid.

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 8d

If you go down to Stromness Library today, you can see Stephanie's superbly spooktacular window painting of Meg and Mog, from the brilliant books by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pieńkowski. 🧙‍♀️🐈‍⬛🦉🧹🌙

#LoveLibraries #Halloween

A photo of a window painting of Meg and Mog. A witch on a broomstick, a cat, an owl and a moon and stars

Photos of a window painting of Meg and Mog. A witch on a broomstick, a cat, an owl and a moon

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Ken Lussey @kenlussey.bsky.social · 8d

‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. The hunt for a spy leads the book’s central characters to Lochryan House in Cairnryan.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more:
www.kenlussey.com/fof/index.html

This modern image shows Lochryan House in Cairnryan. A pair of gateposts topped off by stone balls dominate the centre of the frame, with lower walls either side of them. Between the gateposts, a drive leads from the foot of the frame into its centre, where part of a three-storey white mansion can be seen, topped off by crenellations. There are trees and bushes either side of the drive and beyond the mansion a wooded hillside leads out of the top of the frame. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the bottom right corner.

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Dr Bryony Coombs @bryonycoombs.bsky.social · 9d

She is holding a book! 📖
Currently writing a section on visual evidence for book use in medieval Scotland - so this could not be better timed...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Rare' medieval hair accessory uncovered at Eilean Donan Castle

The gravoir was used for neatly parting hair and creating elaborate hairstyles.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Water of Leith Conservation Trust @wolct.bsky.social · 9d

A lovely morning with the Edinburgh office of Historic Enviornent Scotland down at Stockbridge.

Teams were out sweeping the river for rubbish, tending the walkway and creating memories by the river.

Thanks for the help folks.

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 9d

s of the night.

#NationalPoetryDay #BookSpinePoetry

A stack of books. Their spines read Tiger Tiger Burning Bright, In the Forest

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 9d

A tomb adorned with cymbal bashing apes may not be to everyone's taste, but even in death, it seems many of us retain our peculiarities. I heartily approve of such afterlife eccentricity. – Lucy Hay, architectural historian, 'Grave Concerns', BBC Two, 1980

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CD London @claredocherty1.bsky.social · 10d

😲 I saw a amazing Bookshop/Library online in china, it's out of this world. 📚
#BookSky #Library #BookShop #China

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 9d

How many deaths to end a war? ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is a fast-paced thriller set mainly in northern Scotland during World War Two. This is the air crash memorial at Eagle’s Rock in Caithness.
Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more:
www.arachnid.scot/book-ets/ind...

The image shows a plain white stone Celtic cross standing on top of a large plinth that narrows from bottom to top. We are looking at a corner of the cross with the light coming from the right and inscriptions in black can be seen on the two visible faces of the plinth. The landscape is bare and covered in brown heather and bracken. The scene is in bright sunlight. The front cover of ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is shown in the top right corner.

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