‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. The spooky Cruggleton Church near Garlieston is visited by the book’s two central characters. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/fof/index.html

Balglass, Fintry #Scotland #Campsiefells #Fintry #Stirlingshire www.damianshields.com

Early sunlight on Beinn Alligin.

There's currently a major fire on Union Street in the centre of Glasgow. There are no reports of casualties, but apparently parts of the building involved have collapsed. Cont./ #glasgow #glasgowtoday #unionstreet #fire #architecture

The impressive remains of Ravenscraig Castle, overlooking the sea at Kirkcaldy in Fife. The castle was commissioned by King James II in 1460 and intended to withstand attacks by the best artillery of the day. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #RavenscraigCastle #Fife #Kirkcaldy

On this #InternationalWomensDay, I raise a glass to all the Glasgow girls - mums, aunts, grans, nans, sisters, wives, lovers, pals and colleagues - the ones who lift us up, have our backs, make us be our best, and who are our partners in life - this Glasgow boy salutes you! Picture: Gorbals, 1966

To mark International Women's Day, here's a celebration of four of pioneering women with Glasgow connections. They are: Margaret Easton Anderson, a graudate of Glasgow University and the first woman to practice law in the UK; Cont./ #glasgow #internationalwomensday #glasgowhistory

The River Tweed at Coldstream in the Scottish Borders, with Coldstream Bridge in the distance. At this point the river forms the border between Scotland, on the left as we look at it, and England on the right. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Coldstream #ScottishBorders

How many deaths to end a war? ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is a fast-paced thriller set in northern Scotland during World War Two. The search for answers reaches its dramatic conclusion at Berriedale. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-ets/ind...

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy #OnThisDay On 8 March 1978, Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was first broadcast over the airwaves on BBC Radio 4. The series follows the adventures of hapless Englishman Arthur Dent and his friend Ford Prefect, an alien who writes for The…

Kenmore on the Applecross Coast Road.

Reflections in the Clyde. I love how the statue at Paisley Road Toll lines up perfectly in the gap between the two modern buildings in the foreground. #glasgow #glasgowatnight #nightphotography #reflection #theclyde #sunset #scotland #glasgowsunset

The Grant Tower at Urquhart Castle beside Loch Ness. A great castle in a wonderful location, and one of the best sites on the loch for Nessie spotters. The castle was possibly built on the site of a much earlier Pictish fortification. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland

Just when it felt like spring was actually underway, winter returned yesterday. Though with no wind it was T-shirt weather. Stunning day in the Scottish Borders.

Edinburgh's folly, from Holyrood park

Love these old-fashioned cast-iron road signs in the Carmunnock area of Glasgow, and especially the precision used for the distances #glasgow #carmunnock #roadsign #oldsign #oldroadsigns #scotland

Castle Fraser in Aberdeenshire, one of the most superbly evolved and impressive tower houses in Scotland. Its origins date back to the mid 1400s when a tower house originally was known as Muchill-in-Mar Castle was built here. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Aberdeenshire

When the hunter becomes the prey. ‘The High Road’ is a fast-paced contemporary thriller set in central Scotland and the far north-west. Kinlochbervie, seen here, has a central role in the story. Available as a Kindle, Kobo, Apple or audiobook. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/thr/index.html

Tonight's sunset over the Old Town turrets, towers and steeples. #Edinburgh #Scotland

A pan across Upper Loch Torridon yesterday morning.

Another shot from last night's trip along the Clyde in the gloaming. I love the mix of shapes, colours and silhouettes in this photo. #glasgow #glasgowatnight #nightphotography #theclyde #finniestoncrane

The magnificent view east towards Kintail from the Bealach Ratagain, the high point on the road from Shiel Bridge to Glenelg in Lochalsh. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Kintail #BealachRatagain #Glenelg #Lochalsh

If, like me, you have a soft spot for hard concrete, the recently opened Brutal Scotland exhibition @streetlevelphotoworks is a doozy. Nice, too, to bump into old muso mate, Ken 'Bluebells' McCluskey. Pic: Dollan Baths, East Kilbride

Evidence for the diet of the Roman soldiers who guarded the Antonine Wall in Scotland - including Samian pottery, shellfish, nuts and seeds - found at various sites along the frontier, now in the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow. #FindsFriday

The Latin American Community of Edinburgh have a new home in Ocean Terminal

"The Jewel in Dundee's Crown": four miles east of its larger neighbour and also on the north shore of the Firth of Tay is attractive and bustling Broughty Ferry, seen here from Broughty Castle. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #BroughtyFerry #Dundee

‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. Castlebay on Barra is visited by the two central characters at the end of the book. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-fof/ind...

Good to get the crampons on on Tuesday and head out in the sunshine onto the Cairngorm plateau with the 18 year old, whilst the snow is still around

Taken a while back, the comms mast by the top of the Bealach na Ba.

Some beautiful decorative tiles at the entrance to a tenement close on Argyle Street in the West End of Glasgow. #glasgow #ceramics #tiles #finnieston #tenement #architecture #architecturephotography

569 years ago today. In order to promote archery practice, King James II ruled that "football and golf be utterly cried down and not used" on 6 March 1457. The relative popularity of archery, football and golf in Scotland today suggests few took heed. More www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland

Seaweed grows wild and is abundant across Scotland, so it’s no surprise that it's been used here for millennia 🌊 Today, research into historic seaweed harvesting reminds us how these types of food sources can help us build a more sustainable future: www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...

The former Glasgow Corporation Public Baths and Wash House on Tollcross Road in the Parkhead area of Glasgow. Designed by A.B. MacDonald, it was built in 1904. #glasgow #parkhead #architecture #architecturephotography

Happy World Book Day! Celebrating Alasdair Gray—novelist, artist and champion of Scottish and Glaswegian identity. Here is his self-portrait aged 16 (1951) writing at his desk, from his illustrated autobiography A Life in Pictures (2010).

Birnie Kirk south of Elgin in Moray, built around 1140 on the site of an earlier Celtic church. Birnie Kirk served as the first cathedral of the Bishops of Moray and it is one of the oldest churches in continuous use in Scotland. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Moray

Relentless pursuit and a grisly murder. ‘Hide and Seek’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Stirling Castle and across Scotland during World War Two, when the Great Hall was used as a barracks. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/has/index.html

Sunny start to the day at Sumburgh Head #shetland

A rather brilliant red sandstone corner tenement at Parkhead Cross in Glasgow. Designed by Frank Burnet and Boston, it was built in 1899 for a wine and spirit merchant called George Honeyman Framer. Cont./ #glasgow #parkhead #tenement #architecture #architecturephotography

Exploring wild places on the north side of the Torridonian giants

On this day in history. The paddle steamer Maid of the Loch was launched on Loch Lomond 73 years ago today, on 5 March 1953, and regularly sailed on the loch until 1981. It is hoped to return her to service. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #OnThisDay #MaidOfTheLoch

🧵Question for Scottish Bluesky hive mind- I just read that the Admiralty sold Inchgarvie Island to the Forth Bridge Company in the 1880s. But the uninhabited island under the Bridge was fortified again in the 20th century, with the buildings now a Scheduled Monument. So I wonder who owns it now?/...

At The Meadows this afternoon…

#Connel, and the Connel Bridge, northeast of #Oban, 1920s. The bridge was built in 1903 for the Callander and Oban Railway with a roadway being added around a decade later [source: D1751/2/2/11]

The harbour and marina at Tayport, close to the north-east tip of Fife. The village looks out over the mouth of the Firth of Tay and ferries crossed the river to what is now to Broughty Ferry from the 1100s until as recently as 1920. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Fife

You can’t ask a dead man who pulled the trigger. ‘A Tangled Web’ is a fast-paced contemporary thriller set in northern Scotland. The battlefield at Culloden is visited by the central character as the story builds. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-atw/ind...

Tibbers Castle, Dumfries & Galloway (Scotland) reconstruction suggestion based on Plan. Site slighted by King Robert The Bruce to stop its use as an Auld enemy base. #TibbersCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Corner sculptures on the 1910 former Savings Bank on New City Road in Glasgow. I love the rather resigned and world-weary look on the face if the left hand one. #glasgow #sculpture #architecture #architecturephotography

Snow on the tops again.

136 years ago today. The Forth Bridge was officially opened by Edward, Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII, on 4 March 1890. At the time it was seen as the eighth wonder of the world. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Queensferry #ForthBridge