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Rich Welsh @rdwglass.bsky.social · 8h

Love. Cleaning a "Virtue" stained glass window. Rawcliffe House. Langside. #stainedglass #glasgow #scotland

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

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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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 3h

The Scottish Rewilding Alliance has launched a new Community Rewilding Guide!

“More than anything, rewilding means hope. Hope for a liveable future, a wilder world, and thriving communities.” - Steve Micklewright, our Chief Executive.

Download the guide 👉

Community Rewilding Guide

Switch to Gaelic / Tionndaidh gu Gàidhlig

www.rewild.scot

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Undiscovered Scotland @undisscot.bsky.social · 3h

Hume Castle, a wonderfully eccentric folly built near Greenlaw in the Scottish Borders in the 1780s that evokes sand, camels and Beau Geste. What you see today was built on the site of a formidable castle with origins in the 1200s. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland

Hume Castle. The image shows a view across a green field to a grassy mound that rises beyond a stone wall and some trees. On its top is an extravagantly crenellated stone castle that appears square and has rounded corners. The sky is blue.

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 11h

‘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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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 15h

The colours are changing really fast this year.

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Journeydude @scottishinsider.org · 1d

🪬🧿 Castle Stalker, Scotland

#scotland #castle #highlands #stalker #landscape #travel #photography #alttext

High-angle shot of Castle Stalker in Scotland, revealing its location on a small tidal island. The castle's stone tower rises from the island, encircled by water reflecting the cloudy sky above. The surrounding landscape includes extensive mudflats exposed by the tide, with meandering streams cutting through them, leading to the open waters of the loch. Distant mountains form a majestic backdrop under a sky filled with dynamic cloud formations, suggesting a remote and rugged natural setting.

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Damian Shields @damianshields.bsky.social · 1d

Sunset over Liathach and Loch Clair. One from Saturday when Storm Amy finally looked liked subsiding, and the last minutes of an otherwise turbulent day offered a glimmer of hope for better days ahead #Scotland #WesterRoss #Torridon #Highlands www.damianshields.com

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Undiscovered Scotland @undisscot.bsky.social · 13h

The fishing and ferry port of Mallaig, at the end of the "Road to the Isles" and the West Highland Railway, with the Isle of Eigg in the background. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Mallaig #Lochaber #Harbour #Eigg

Mallaig. The image shows a view from a high point down across water onto a harbour that stretches across the centre of the frame and has moored boats, a slipway and boatyard and wharves with more boats. There are two and three storey houses and flats beyond the harbour and in the background on the right is sea that extends out to a distant island. The sky is blue.

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Ben Dolphin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️⛰🌲 @countrysideben.bsky.social · 6d

Still a tad windy today. 💨

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ambaile.org.uk @ambaile.org.uk · 6d

A woman outside a turf-roofed house, Isle of #Coll, late-19th/early-20th century. The postcard is titled “The Last Cottar, Coll”. A cottar is someone who occupied a small dwelling, usually in return for work. Unlike crofters, they had no security of tenure

[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/21]

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Undiscovered Scotland @undisscot.bsky.social · 6d

Cullen, a lovely town and harbour on the Moray coast. Sandwiched between the sea wall on one side, and the curve of the main road on the other, is the fishing village, Seatown of Cullen, with the rest of the town visible in the background. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland

Cullen. The image shows a view from an old railway viaduct, whose shadow is in the bottom-right, over a broad beach in the lower left of the frame to the blue sea on the left. A headland rises beyond the bay and the town extends from beyond a river on the right around to the headland. The sky is light blue.

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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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Chris Townsend @christownsend.bsky.social · 6d

Blog post on a recent trip #hiking www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2025/10/toug...

Tough Terrain On The North Side Of Meall a' Bhuachaille

Camp in the pines, Meall a' Bhuachaille in the distance Meall a’Bhuachaille is a familiar hill that I climb several times a year. It’s ideal...

www.christownsendoutdoors.com

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 6d

Strathcarron Station last weekend. Not exactly Grand Central, but it has a certain charm (and a fair amount of weeds).

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The Press & Journal @pressandjournal.co.uk · 6d

Aberdeen Rapid Transit: Everything you need to know about tram-like bus plans as public talks start

Bosses say the new bus system could rival the Edinburgh trams.

dlvr.it

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Undiscovered Scotland @undisscot.bsky.social · 6d

The ruins of Ardrossan Castle in Ayrshire, rising above the town when seen from Saltcoats. A castle was first built on the site in about 1140, but the remains you see today mainly date back to after 1450. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #ArdrossanCastle #Ardrossan #Ayrshire

The ruins of Ardrossan Castle in Ayrshire, rising above the town. The image shows a rocky shoreline in the foreground with the sea and then a beach, crowded with people in the sea and on the sand. Beyond the beach is a promenade with large houses on its far side and an embankment covered in vegetation beyond them. On top of the central section of embankment are the prominent stone ruins of the castle. The sky is light blue.

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Scottish Geology Trust @scottishgeology.bsky.social · 7d

There's still time to grab your ticket!

Join us at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh to launch the James Hutton Tercentenary celebrations🎉

6th Oct, 7 pm, Dynamic Earth

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Ben Dolphin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️⛰🌲 @countrysideben.bsky.social · 7d

Just published 🙂 I've been wanting to write about the rut for years but never had the piccies to back it up till last autum 🦌. It certainly helps when it's happening right outside your house.

walkhighlands @walkhighlands.co.uk · 9d

In his latest column, @countrysideben.bsky.social listens to one of the most dramatic sounds and spectacles of the Highlands.

Read all about the Rut:
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/the-rut/

The rut

I always look forwards to the first subzero morning. Coming so early in the autumn season, when summer still holds the days, it typically occurs after a clear night, which means the subsequent morning...

www.walkhighlands.co.uk

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 7d

Day 4 of #31DaysOfGraves - Languages

This stone has a Gaelic inscription on one side and English on other. It's located in the ancient burial ground behind former Free Church at Ballyhennan, near Arrochar.

Gaelic was in retreat here by mid 19thC so such inscriptions are a comparatively rare sight.

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Undiscovered Scotland @undisscot.bsky.social · 7d

The town hall in Lauder in the Scottish Borders, an attractive small town south-east of Edinburgh on the main A68 road to Darlington. This is a route that was being followed even before the Romans built Dere Street through Lauderdale. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Lauder

The town hall in Lauder in the Scottish Borders. The image shows a white building with a tower just right of the centre of the frame, accessed by doors at ground level and a set of stone steps leading up to its front, on the left as we look at it. There are stone buildings attached to its right and white buildings on the left, across a road. The scene is in sunlight.

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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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Journeydude @scottishinsider.org · 9d

🪬🧿 Like a gate to a different world (Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh)

#edinburgh #scotland #estuary #landscape #nature #pathway #ironwork #alttext

A striking, centered photograph of a partially open, highly ornate black wrought-iron gate framing a scenic view, set within a shadowed border of dense autumn foliage. The path leading up to the gate is a wide, light-brown gravel track. Beyond the gate, the bright landscape opens up to a sunlit, golden-hued field that slopes down to a wide, calm estuary or bay of water. A distant, wooded shoreline forms the far bank under a muted, overcast sky. The image has a dramatic contrast, emphasizing the dark, intricate metalwork of the gate against the bright vista. The location is an estuary view near Lauriston Castle in Edinburgh. The scene captures a feeling of stepping from shadow into light and a hidden, majestic view.

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StreetSoul @streetsoul.bsky.social · 8d

Rain, economics, and pigeons: Scotland in one frame
#edinburgh #scotland #adamsmith #uk #streetphotography #blackandwhite #monochrome #rainyday #urbanphotography #iphonephotography #iphone

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The Orkney News @theorkneynews.bsky.social · 7d

Scotland's Porridge, A Nation in a Bowl theorkneynews.scot/2025/10/04/s...

Scotland’s Porridge, A Nation in a Bowl

Barony Mill, Birsay and its excellent oats are featured in a porridge map produced by VisitScotland. Scotland’s Porridge: A Nation in a Bowl, published by VisitScotland, calls it the ‘perfect fuel’…

theorkneynews.scot

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