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Nancy Johnston

@jeelyeater1.bsky.social

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Gallus granny interested in glass, graves and gardens. Perthshire. Once a History teacher. Ancient alumna of University of Glasgow, University of Strathclyde (Jordanhill) and the OU. RAMC camp follower for 33 years. Photos all mine.

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Nancy Johnston @jeelyeater1.bsky.social · Nov 18

Thanks to new followers and to those who’ve been following for a while. Gradually topping up my photos of carved gravestones, countryside etc - but not much #stainedglass this year, as few churches around here are open.

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Nancy Johnston @jeelyeater1.bsky.social · 6h

#31DaysOfGraves Day 8 :Glass. A bottle left in a Fife churchyard.

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Lorraine Evans @thedeathhistorian.bsky.social · 1d

Day 7: Angels #31daysofgraves A variety of Scottish angels in all their glory.....

#death #symbolism #cemetery #graveyards #cemeteries #burialground #archaeology #deathhistory

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 23h

Day 7 of #31DaysOfGraves - Angel

Angels come in so many different shapes and sizes in Scottish graveyards, we've opted for this Victorian Gothic form, sitting in the shadow of Glasgow Cathedral, forever gently dropping stone flower petals onto the graves of the Smith family below...

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Friends of Warriston Cemetery @fowarristoncem.bsky.social · 1d

#31daysofgraves Day 7: Angel - our offering from Warriston Cemetery in Edinburgh. #Angels #Edinburgh #Cemeteries #Taphophile

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LizD @bibby4.bsky.social · 1d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 7 Angel
A wee fat angel blowing his trumpet at Scone Old Graveyard, Scone, Perthshire

Curved pediment of a gravestone with a left facing carved image of a cherub like angel with wings behind him. He is holding a large horn to his lips which he is pointing downwards.

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rozanderson.bsky.social @rozanderson.bsky.social · 1d

#31daysofgraves Day 7 angel. In this case a lost angel in Dunblane Cathedral graveyard, sadly no longer visible, but we do have an image of it from about 100yrs ago of how lovely it looked. Image from Dunblane Museum.

Image of the same headstone with visible symbols on including an angel.

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EMoDiR @emodir.bsky.social · 2d

📢 CfP | "Church and Society" - Scottish Church History Society Autumn Conference
🌍 Edinburgh🗓️ 15 November 2025

⏰ DEADLINE : 13 October 2025
🔗https://royalhistsoc.org/calendar/church-and-society-scottish-church-history-society-autumn-conference-call-for-papers-conference/

#Earlymodern

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Research in Action on Church Heritage @churchheritage.bsky.social · 1d

Fieldwork at Old High Church, Inverness - one of Scotland's most historic urban churches and is deeply significant to both the local community and visitors #ReACH #churchheritage

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 2d

In July 2023, the congregation of Ardrishaig united into a single enlarged grouping known as the Parish of Dalriada Mid Argyll, that also includes Achahoish, Lochgilphead, Tayvallich and Kilmartin Churches.

Read more on the SCT website 👇

www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/dalri...

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 2d

A beautiful little Gothic, tower-fronted, church built in 1860, Ardrishaig is our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek. It is located next to the Loch Gilp entrance to the Crinan Canal. The octagonal castellated stage of its tower and the sharp spire were added in 1868 and semi-octagonal transepts in 1904.

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 2d

Today is #worldarchitectureday. Scotland's ecclesiastical architecture continues to inspire and evolve over time.

Celebrate with us as an organisation whose aim is to sustain Scotland's rich heritage of places of worship.

Become a Friend of SCT👇

www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/become-a-fri...

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 2d

The Scotsman reporting today that Dr David Mitchell, director of cultural assets at Historic Environment Scotland, has restated his previous position that the managed decline or sub-letting of some of the state agency's 300 properties is inevitable.

Full story here👇
www.scotsman.com/heritage-and...

'Difficult and emotional' decisions start on future of 300 of Scotland's historic sites

There are tough talks ahead on the future of Scotland’s prized historic sites as climate change, costs and rising visitor numbers take their toll

www.scotsman.com

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Nancy Johnston @jeelyeater1.bsky.social · 1d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 7 : Angels in Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh.

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 1d

Day 6 of #31DaysOfGraves - Gender

In 1972, seven nuns were disinterred from their graves, with iron crosses on each one, in the grounds of their former convent and moved about a half a mile to the monk's graveyard at St Benedict's Abbey, where they were given a single solitary marker by the monks.

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Nancy Johnston @jeelyeater1.bsky.social · 1d

Dr Simpson was apparently an authority on church law. Here’s some info about him from Epilogue to the Old Vale and its Memories and from Historic Families etc of the Lennox.

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Oscar Lozada @oz-of-the-ancients.bsky.social · 2d

#MedievalMonday The tiny 12th Century St Moluag's church (Teampall Mholuaidh in Scots Gaelic) on the northern windswept tip of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides

St Moluag was a companion of St Columba and founded a chapel on this spot in the 6th Century!

#archaeology #history #scotland #photooftheday🏺

A gravel path with fences either side leading up to a small stone chapel surrounded by wild moorland on either side

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 1d

Happily the minister from Bonhill could support their continued use of the room, stating permission was entirely within the minister's gift. He also added that the complainants must prove that the ladies were putting the church to some unacceptable extra cost above usual expenses. (3/5)

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 1d

Among the many documents retained in this church's archives was this 1910 letter from the minister of Bonhill to the minister of Hillside who'd asked for advice to deal with complaints he'd been getting about certain ladies and the church organist using the vestry between services on a Sunday. (2/5)

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 2d

If you live in or near the beautiful village of Falkland, our director is giving a talk on Wednesday evening in the Parish Church to the The Falkland Society about the current trends in Scotland's religious built heritage and our rapid church recording project.

Further details below 👇

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TawnyBeanDolley @tawnybeandolley.bsky.social · 2d

Inside St. Kilda Church St. Kilda, Scotland (22 July 2022)

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Nancy Johnston @jeelyeater1.bsky.social · 3d

Just back from daily walk, although we were blown along for most of it. Found this when I checked Fitbit. Hoping to get to 1000 by the end of the year.

Nancy Johnston @jeelyeater1.bsky.social · 3d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 5 : Bird A pair of Birds in Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh. George was born in the West Indies and married Florence in Paisley in 1897. Info from British Newspaper Archive.

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Nancy Johnston @jeelyeater1.bsky.social · 3d

#CeilingsOnSunday #StainedGlassSunday
Kallio Church, Helsinki. Photo by @dralisonj.bsky.social last week.

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 3d

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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Nancy Johnston @jeelyeater1.bsky.social · 4d

Today is the feast of St Francis of Assisi. Here he is with lots of animals and birds. #StainedGlass by Margaret Chilton in Dirleton Church, East Lothian

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