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Undiscovered Scotland
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Undiscovered Scotland is a combination of visitor guide, accommodation listing and business directory which aims to show you what the country is really like.
Website: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/
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arachnidpress.bsky.social
When the hunter becomes the prey. ‘The High Road’ is a fast-paced contemporary thriller set in central Scotland, including at the prehistoric henge and cairn at Cairnpapple Hill, and in the far north-west.
Available as a Kindle, Kobo, Apple or audiobook:
www.arachnid.scot/book-thr/ind...
The image shows a grassy mound in the centre of the frame with eleven stone steps leading up its left-hand side. A hatch is open on the top of the mound. On this side of the mound is a stony area with a shallow circular feature in the foreground. A glimpse of the background on the right shows the mound is set on a hilltop. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘The High Road’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
January 30, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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lakesstiles.bsky.social
Anchors at the old salmon bothy
January 29, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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shieldaig.bsky.social
Heading towards the Bealach na Ba.
Road through a mountain pass.
January 30, 2026 at 4:52 AM
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thisismyglasgow.bsky.social
Another of the rather wonderful modern stained glass windows in the Lismore Bar on Dumbarton Road in Glasgow. These windows were created by Yvonne Smith and Joe Boyle.

#glasgow #stainedglass #architecture #glasgowpubs #partick
January 29, 2026 at 7:41 PM
undisscot.bsky.social
An idyllic hebridean view over the Sound of Barra from the island of Eriskay towards the north end of the island of Barra, both in the Western Isles. The Sound of Barra ferry is just setting off on its crossing between the two islands. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Eriskay
An idyllic hebridean view over the Sound of Barra. The image shows a view down onto a curving white beach in the foreground with blue and turquoise seas. There's a small harbour on a rocky headland on the left of the picture and a ferry is just departing. On the horizon are a series of islands with low hills. The sky is clear blue.
January 30, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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heritagenetwork.bsky.social
Job alert: Director for Historic Churches Scotland, deadline Monday 9th February 2026.

Anderson Knight is delighted to be partnering with our member Historic Churches Scotland to appoint a new Director at a pivotal stage in the charity’s development.

For more information, go to: buff.ly/eteYlh1
January 29, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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digitscotland.bsky.social
First mentioned in Roman sources over 1,700 years ago as a collective name for troublesome, barbaric peoples, the Picts went on to become the dominant kingdom in northern Britain 💪

On 12 February, explore their southern kingdoms at this online event: www.digitscotland.com/events/east-...
Reconstruction image of a hillfort
January 29, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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orkneylibrary.bsky.social
Today is #NationalPuzzleDay and DID YOU KNOW that along with an extensive collection of loanable jigsaws we ALSO HAVE FREE ONLINE JIGSAWS you can solve at: jigsawplanet.com/OrkneyLibrary

We started publishing them online during lockdown and we now have over 80 puzzles to solve! 🧩
An online jigsaw featuring an image of Orkney Library & Archive
January 29, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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The less than obvious remains of the Old Fort, or Fort William, after which the town visible in the background is named. The fort was built in 1690 on the site of a wooden Cromwellian citadel. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #FortWilliam #OldFort #Lochaber
The Old Fort, or Fort William. The image shows a stream in the foreground flowing into the loch at low tide. Beyond it is a shingle embankment and then the walls of the old fort, with a tree standing to their right, between them and the loch visible on the right of the image. The town of Fort William can be seen climbing a hillside in the background.
January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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kenlussey.bsky.social
‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. Cairnryan in Galloway plays an important part as the search for a spy builds towards its conclusion.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more:
www.kenlussey.com/fof/index.html
This modern image shows part of Cairnryan in Galloway. A road crosses the frame from the bottom left corner to the lower right. On its near side is a grassy area that fills the bottom right of the frame. On the far side of the road is a line of houses and cottages mainly finished in white, with some houses on a higher level at the near end. Behind the buildings is a wooded hillside. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top right corner.
January 29, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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classicalalan.bsky.social
Just thought of another one - this fragment of Roman tile from Trimontium in Scotland has been nibbled by a mouse (although maybe not this exact mouse).
A fragment of Roman tile showing evidence of being nibbled by a mouse. A taxidermy mouse is displayed next to it.
January 28, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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thisismyglasgow.bsky.social
I love the Glaswegian habit of putting stuffed toys on window sills, but I wonder what this pigeon made of this particular example! 😀

#glasgow #keepglasgowweird #pigeon #windowswednesday #tiger
January 28, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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shieldaig.bsky.social
Ben Shieldaig and Shieldaig village yesterday afternoon.
Drone photo of mountain and coastal village.
January 29, 2026 at 3:40 AM
undisscot.bsky.social
The harbour at Lochinver on the west coast of Sutherland in late evening light. If it had been a little clearer the Isle of Lewis would be just about visible on the horizon. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Sutherland #Lochinver #Harbour
The harbour at Lochinver on the west coast of Sutherland in late evening light. The image shows the harbour from above with the evening light reflecting off it. Silhouettes of houses are in the foreground, and of parts of the harbour on the left. The street lights are on. Dark shapes of islands can be seen out in the loch.
January 29, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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shorelarking.bsky.social
#WednesdayWares - stoneware, earthenware, blueware… miscellaneous shards from beaches in Scotland #Beachcombing #SeaPottery
About 2 dozen pieces of sea worn pottery, all different shapes and sizes, with very different vintage patterns. Some are striped, some florals, some text, etc Close up of two of the smaller shards, one with the word “sons” and foliage, the other a stylised almost 60s blue flower Close up of more shards, centring on one with red kettering reading “bennett & co”
January 28, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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thisismyglasgow.bsky.social
The Peace Cairn in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow. The cairn itself was built for the British Empire Exhibition in 1938 and features the names of organisations which attended the exhibition and that were concerned about the looming prospect of war.

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#glasgow #bellahoustonpark #sculpture
January 28, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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catherinemmunro.bsky.social
When the flames form a dragon #Shetland #uphellyaa
Burning galley and flames look like a dragon shape
January 28, 2026 at 3:52 PM
undisscot.bsky.social
The East Aquhorthies Stone Circle. This can be found a few miles west of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire and was traditionally called "Easter Aquhorthies". It is one of around 90 recumbent stone circles to have survived in Aberdeenshire. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland
The East Aquhorthies Stone Circle. The image shows the whole of the stone circle with the recumbent stone and its two flankers on the left. There's a low stone wall outside the circle, and a wire fence with fenceposts in the foreground. The sky is grey and the ground grassy.
January 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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arachnidpress.bsky.social
A game of secrets and lies. 'Bloody Orkney' is a fast-paced thriller set mainly in Orkney during World War Two. The military HQ in what is now the Stromness Hotel is visited as the story builds.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more:
www.arachnid.scot/book-blork/i...
This modern image shows the front of the Stromness Hotel in bright sunlight. It is built from honey-coloured stone and is three bays wide by three storeys plus an attic high. The front cover of ‘Bloody Orkney’ is shown in the bottom left corner.
January 28, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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catherinemmunro.bsky.social
Up Helly Aa in a storm. Finn's hat went on fire #UpHellyAa #Shetland
January 27, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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shieldaig.bsky.social
Very blowy yesterday. This looking over Upper Loch Torridon.
Snow topped mountains and a green sea.
January 28, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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thisismyglasgow.bsky.social
Ghosts signs for the Typewriter Repair Co on Oswald Street in Glasgow.

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#glasgow #ghostsigns #oswaldstreet #architecture #glasgowhistory
January 27, 2026 at 9:45 AM
undisscot.bsky.social
The amazing village of Pennan, set on a shelf below north-facing cliffs on the north Aberdeenshire coast and still famous for its role in the 1983 film Local Hero. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Pennan #Aberdeenshire #LocalHero
The amazing village of Pennan. The image shows a view along the sea wall with a concrete path on top of it. There's a stony beach to the left descending to the sea, which looks blue under a clear blue sky. To the right is a grassy strip and posts for hanging clothes, then a road and the white cottages and houses of the village. The land rises steeply behind the village and there's a large headland in the background.
January 28, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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discovercullen.bsky.social
A real treat coming up on Monday 2nd Feb, 2-4pm at Cullen Hall Church. A talk by Alan Miller, talking about the Isabella Fortuna, a traditional Fifie launched in 1890, now beautifully restored and in the care of the Wick Society.

All welcome!
Poster advertising talk about the Isabella Fortuna story
January 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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I’m lying here in the dark, waiting for the sun to rise and thinking about the Fortingall yew.

#Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #Climate #Sustainability #UK #Scotland #Drystone
A colour photograph of the 2000 year old drystone walls of Clachtoll broch. The sandstone is irregular, warm-toned shades of brown and ochre. The stones are stacked tightly without mortar, with small packing stones filling the gaps between larger blocks. The surface shows varied textures, fractures and layers.
January 27, 2026 at 7:26 AM