Stef North-Sagrott
@archaeostef.bsky.social
Archaeologist; Senior Cultural Resources Advisor for the Historic Scotland Properties in Care
Sneaking Rispain Camp in for #HillfortsWednesday as it is not listed on the Atlas, and we define it as a settlement - but the ditches are absolutely MASSIVE
First thought to be a Roman site, then medieval it was revealed as Iron Age following excavation in the 1970s
Photos from my visit yesterday
First thought to be a Roman site, then medieval it was revealed as Iron Age following excavation in the 1970s
Photos from my visit yesterday
February 11, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Sneaking Rispain Camp in for #HillfortsWednesday as it is not listed on the Atlas, and we define it as a settlement - but the ditches are absolutely MASSIVE
First thought to be a Roman site, then medieval it was revealed as Iron Age following excavation in the 1970s
Photos from my visit yesterday
First thought to be a Roman site, then medieval it was revealed as Iron Age following excavation in the 1970s
Photos from my visit yesterday
#TombTuesday yesterday I was at Cairn Holy I & II with a colleague and we met a very cute beltie calf
February 10, 2026 at 8:50 AM
#TombTuesday yesterday I was at Cairn Holy I & II with a colleague and we met a very cute beltie calf
Todays walk around southwest #Edinburgh took me to two standing stones
The Buckstone is likely medieval but could be older
The Caiystane is prehistoric and in the care of @nts-archaeology.bsky.social
#StandingStoneSunday
@stoneclub.bsky.social
@secretedinburgh.bsky.social
The Buckstone is likely medieval but could be older
The Caiystane is prehistoric and in the care of @nts-archaeology.bsky.social
#StandingStoneSunday
@stoneclub.bsky.social
@secretedinburgh.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Todays walk around southwest #Edinburgh took me to two standing stones
The Buckstone is likely medieval but could be older
The Caiystane is prehistoric and in the care of @nts-archaeology.bsky.social
#StandingStoneSunday
@stoneclub.bsky.social
@secretedinburgh.bsky.social
The Buckstone is likely medieval but could be older
The Caiystane is prehistoric and in the care of @nts-archaeology.bsky.social
#StandingStoneSunday
@stoneclub.bsky.social
@secretedinburgh.bsky.social
I say this with respect but as a member of @stoneclub.bsky.social and as the archaeologist responsible for many of the sites in Kilmartin, it's wrong - the Tate archive doesn't have that caption for that image
January 31, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I say this with respect but as a member of @stoneclub.bsky.social and as the archaeologist responsible for many of the sites in Kilmartin, it's wrong - the Tate archive doesn't have that caption for that image
Not quite a #hillfortswednesday but in the shadow of a fort and 17th century battlefield are the Neolithic timber halls and palisade of Doon Hill.
Excavated in the 60s, in the 70s the outlines of the structures were laid out in coloured concrete - a pioneering approach inspired by the Danes
Excavated in the 60s, in the 70s the outlines of the structures were laid out in coloured concrete - a pioneering approach inspired by the Danes
January 28, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Not quite a #hillfortswednesday but in the shadow of a fort and 17th century battlefield are the Neolithic timber halls and palisade of Doon Hill.
Excavated in the 60s, in the 70s the outlines of the structures were laid out in coloured concrete - a pioneering approach inspired by the Danes
Excavated in the 60s, in the 70s the outlines of the structures were laid out in coloured concrete - a pioneering approach inspired by the Danes
A Hogmanay wander with pals to see the Fingask Long Barrow.
Still needs some time for the landscape to settle, and sadly the interior was gated off so we couldn't see the full majesty of its construction (see interior images in the link below)
www.stonespecialist.com/news/stone-p...
#TombTuesday
Still needs some time for the landscape to settle, and sadly the interior was gated off so we couldn't see the full majesty of its construction (see interior images in the link below)
www.stonespecialist.com/news/stone-p...
#TombTuesday
December 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A Hogmanay wander with pals to see the Fingask Long Barrow.
Still needs some time for the landscape to settle, and sadly the interior was gated off so we couldn't see the full majesty of its construction (see interior images in the link below)
www.stonespecialist.com/news/stone-p...
#TombTuesday
Still needs some time for the landscape to settle, and sadly the interior was gated off so we couldn't see the full majesty of its construction (see interior images in the link below)
www.stonespecialist.com/news/stone-p...
#TombTuesday
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam or Alice in Chains
December 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam or Alice in Chains
December 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Shows up nicely on LiDAR as well maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/...
December 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Shows up nicely on LiDAR as well maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/...
Was a privilege to be invited to attend yesterday to the opening/reveal of the new mosaic installation in the well at Glasgow Cathedral. The project highlights the oft overlooked feature which is integral to the story of St Ketigern and Glasgow itself
More info etc www.aproxima.co.uk/the-well
More info etc www.aproxima.co.uk/the-well
November 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Was a privilege to be invited to attend yesterday to the opening/reveal of the new mosaic installation in the well at Glasgow Cathedral. The project highlights the oft overlooked feature which is integral to the story of St Ketigern and Glasgow itself
More info etc www.aproxima.co.uk/the-well
More info etc www.aproxima.co.uk/the-well
Afternoon fellow heritage-folk.
Does anyone have access to J.M Lindsay's 1975 paper "Charcoal iron smelting and its fuel supply; the example of Lorn furnace, Argyllshire, 1753–1876" in the Journal of Historical Geography?
Would be much appreciated if anyone can share a copy!
Does anyone have access to J.M Lindsay's 1975 paper "Charcoal iron smelting and its fuel supply; the example of Lorn furnace, Argyllshire, 1753–1876" in the Journal of Historical Geography?
Would be much appreciated if anyone can share a copy!
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Afternoon fellow heritage-folk.
Does anyone have access to J.M Lindsay's 1975 paper "Charcoal iron smelting and its fuel supply; the example of Lorn furnace, Argyllshire, 1753–1876" in the Journal of Historical Geography?
Would be much appreciated if anyone can share a copy!
Does anyone have access to J.M Lindsay's 1975 paper "Charcoal iron smelting and its fuel supply; the example of Lorn furnace, Argyllshire, 1753–1876" in the Journal of Historical Geography?
Would be much appreciated if anyone can share a copy!
Very nice to see this take/interpretation on Y Gododdin at Edinburgh Castle - Castle of Light tonight
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Very nice to see this take/interpretation on Y Gododdin at Edinburgh Castle - Castle of Light tonight
Nothing too horrific came out of the well (so far)
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Nothing too horrific came out of the well (so far)
Paisley Abbey....
November 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Paisley Abbey....
Had a great day with the team visiting the Govan Stones, hearing all about the work that Govan Workspace are doing to create a viable future & getting a tour from Prof Driscoll himself.
Make sure you visit when they reopen in 2026 thegovanstones.org.uk
#TombTuesday (given the Govan Sarcophagus)
Make sure you visit when they reopen in 2026 thegovanstones.org.uk
#TombTuesday (given the Govan Sarcophagus)
November 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Had a great day with the team visiting the Govan Stones, hearing all about the work that Govan Workspace are doing to create a viable future & getting a tour from Prof Driscoll himself.
Make sure you visit when they reopen in 2026 thegovanstones.org.uk
#TombTuesday (given the Govan Sarcophagus)
Make sure you visit when they reopen in 2026 thegovanstones.org.uk
#TombTuesday (given the Govan Sarcophagus)
November 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Turns out on this day in 2014 I was at Hambledon Hill with @nts-archaeology.bsky.social and @nattrustarch.bsky.social #HillfortsWednesday
October 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Turns out on this day in 2014 I was at Hambledon Hill with @nts-archaeology.bsky.social and @nattrustarch.bsky.social #HillfortsWednesday
There's a range of different markers across our sites; some are just plain concrete markers, others are incised like at Edin's Hall and then there's also some fantastic ones with metal plates like this one at Dunadd
October 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
There's a range of different markers across our sites; some are just plain concrete markers, others are incised like at Edin's Hall and then there's also some fantastic ones with metal plates like this one at Dunadd
And a couple of photos from my last visit to the site, to recover an Iron Age whetstone that had been discovered in the niche by the entrance.
Now published in History of the Berwickshire Naturalists www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Now published in History of the Berwickshire Naturalists www.researchgate.net/publication/...
October 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
And a couple of photos from my last visit to the site, to recover an Iron Age whetstone that had been discovered in the niche by the entrance.
Now published in History of the Berwickshire Naturalists www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Now published in History of the Berwickshire Naturalists www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Heading through to Glasgow Cathedral later today to see what is found at the top of the well by Clyde Archaeology.
The archaeology of tourism and contemporary ritual offerings?
The archaeology of tourism and contemporary ritual offerings?
October 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Heading through to Glasgow Cathedral later today to see what is found at the top of the well by Clyde Archaeology.
The archaeology of tourism and contemporary ritual offerings?
The archaeology of tourism and contemporary ritual offerings?
For #RomanFortThursday the spectacular earthworks of Ardoch Roman Fort likely dating to the mid-2nd century AD
The Romans repeatedly used the area as a halting-place on a major axis of communication may be gauged by the number of temporary camps which have been detected in the fields to the north
The Romans repeatedly used the area as a halting-place on a major axis of communication may be gauged by the number of temporary camps which have been detected in the fields to the north
September 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
For #RomanFortThursday the spectacular earthworks of Ardoch Roman Fort likely dating to the mid-2nd century AD
The Romans repeatedly used the area as a halting-place on a major axis of communication may be gauged by the number of temporary camps which have been detected in the fields to the north
The Romans repeatedly used the area as a halting-place on a major axis of communication may be gauged by the number of temporary camps which have been detected in the fields to the north
There's a 14th century gargoyle at Melrose Abbey of a pig playing the bagpipes
August 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
There's a 14th century gargoyle at Melrose Abbey of a pig playing the bagpipes
