I have a very small piece on the copper alloy assemblage in the new @socantscot.bsky.social Finalggan Monograph. I did the conservation and analysis back in 2000 - as a conservation intern - so it’s been 25 years since I first wrote the report!

We had a brilliant afternoon with @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social and @socantscot.bsky.social! More celebrations of our launch event coming soon on our socials and our BRAND NEW website churchheritage.scot

What a fantastic launch event yesterday for @churchheritage.bsky.social, our collaborative project with @socantscot.bsky.social supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund and Pilgrim Trust. Chaired by @lizzieswarbrick.bsky.social, we heard from 20 wonderful speakers followed by a panel discussion.

What an inspiring, interesting and broad ranging event this was! Some organisational magic must have gone on to get so many institutions in one room! Really brilliant work!

Thanks to all our speakers and attendees at our first @churchheritage.bsky.social project symposium. A busy afternoon of lightning talks, discussion and networking and hopefully the start of lots of collaboration over the next 2 years. @socantscot.bsky.social @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social

Draft chapters for the South West Scotland Archaeological Research Framework are now live and we'd love your feedback! You can comment directly on the framework through the ScARF website. More info about the drafts and our commenting feature can be found in our latest newsletter: bit.ly/42hUYVx

Hot off the press! We are very excited to be launching this exciting church research project with our colleagues @socantscot.bsky.social, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Pilgrim Trust. It's Free, in-person & online, but booking is essential 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-eve...

Are you a student or early career researcher who wants to attend a conference or event in Scotland which is relevant to Scottish archaeology? Our @scarf-scot.bsky.social project is offering bursaries which can contribute to registration, travel and accommodation costs: scarf.scot/students/stu...

FUNDING NEWS: We recently awarded £17,478 to 11 projects investigating Scotland's past. This includes excavation and survey work at Scotland's first skatepark in Glasgow, "a place that was so special for hundreds of young people just decades ago": www.socantscot.org/news/society...

Are you interested in the archaeology of South West Scotland? Join us at our first events for the SWSARF project! We'll be at Brodick Hall on 27th Sept and The CatStrand on 4th Oct discussing all things early-prehistoric. Head to our Eventbrite page for more info: bit.ly/4lEC5mp #HESSupported

Our August newsletter is available now!☀️ Click the link below to read our latest updates, including an invite to our upcoming events for the SWSARF project. Read the full newsletter here: bit.ly/4moAXF2 #HESSupported

Are you looking to recruit a diverse range of volunteers for your archive? Then post your roles on the Make Your Mark volunteering portal! Whatever role you need, it’s a great way to reach people passionate about heritage and archives. Find out more: www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/find-...

"Conserving Windows: The Rare Art of Stained Glass Conservation" Excellent blog from Gordon Muir, Stained Glass Craft Fellow at Historic Environment Scotland, about his recent work conserving the magnificent windows of Alf & Gordon Webster. Well worth a read 👇 blog.engineshed.scot/2025/08/08/c...

Great opportunity to join the @archscot.bsky.social team and work with @clydevalleyarf.bsky.social @eddiecstewart.bsky.social & our partners @scarf-scot.bsky.social @helspencer.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social & WoSAS #HESsupported #PublicArchaeology #Archaeology

New research into the public value and support for the preservation of the heritage of church buildings. Something we’ll be exploring in our @scotchurchfutures.bsky.social project over the next two years. historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/ne...

The Key to Success! 🗝 Three #AHFsupported groups across Scotland have recently taken ownership of historic buildings at the heart of their communities – a major milestone that will enable them to develop their heritage as important assets for the future. Find out more: 👉 bit.ly/45UslAx

This beautiful Venetian Renaissance gilt and enamelled ewer dates to the 16th century.⁠ ⁠ It is made of a type of ‘crystal’ clear, pure glass known as ‘cristallo’. This particular object has been decorated with designs derived from classical motifs. ⁠ ✨ Ewer, early 16th century. WA1899.CDEF.G86⁠

Finally made it to the Clava Cairns last weekend on the way back from the Highlands! Have meant to drop by many times on the way up or down the A9 and missed the @scarf-scot.bsky.social rock art workshop there in May so made a special stop this time. #TombTuesday

In case you missed our big news this week, we've embarked on a new collaboration with our colleagues at @socantscot.bsky.social, supported by Heritage Lottery Fund, to assess the scale of heritage loss as a consequence of the mass sale of Scottish churches. 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2527341...

Coverage of our new @scotchurchfutures.bsky.social project launch. We have a busy two years ahead, working with others, to ensure the heritage value of churches is not lost as more and more change use. @socantscot.bsky.social @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

So excited to launch our project today! Huge thanks to National Lottery players for funding this crucial work. If you want to keep in touch with what we’re up to, then please give us a follow… along with @socantscot.bsky.social and @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social of course!

Lovely piece in today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social about the launch of our project today www.heraldscotland.com/news/2527341...

On the day that we launch our Finding Futures for Scotland’s Churches project @socantscot.bsky.social I just happen to be in Portmahomack visiting the Tarbat Discovery Centre. Originally a medieval church, it opened as a museum nearly 26 years ago. www.tarbat-discovery.co.uk

It’s me! I can finally reveal that I’ve been appointed as the Research Officer for this vital project. Hundreds of churches are currently closing or at risk here in Scotland. This work will rapidly assess our endangered heritage and work with communities to find solutions.

NEW PROJECT: The Society and @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social are announcing a £229,015 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help ensure a sustainable future for Scotland’s churches and their contents.‬ Read about Finding Futures for Scotland’s Churches: www.socantscot.org/news/finding...

Come and work with me! Brilliant project, 3 days a week, flexible working. Happy to answer any questions.

Come and work with me in the Research Team @socantscot.bsky.social ! We are just about to launch our Finding Futures for Scotland’s Churches project and are looking for a new Community Officer to join us. #HeritageJobs

Come and work with me in the Research Team @socantscot.bsky.social ! We are just about to launch our Finding Futures for Scotland’s Churches project and are looking for a new Community Officer to join us. #HeritageJobs

In Glencoe, @uofglasgow.bsky.social and @n-t-s.bsky.social are investigating an early modern township from 24 June to 8 July 🌄 Visit or volunteer, or head to their festival on 5 July to enjoy tours, storytelling, artefact handling and more: www.digitscotland.com/events/glenc... #ScotlandDigs2025

In East Lothian, @1722waggonway.bsky.social are returning to the site where remains of Scotland's earliest railway were unearthed in 2021 🛤️ Drop in to visit or help at the excavation on 5 and 6 September or enjoy a tour on 7 September: www.digitscotland.com/events/1722-... #ScotlandDigs2025

In Fife, @mafs-scot.bsky.social‬ are excavating the 12th-century Lindores Abbey, which has a long tradition of distilling 🥃 Visit the site from 21 June to 4 July or head to their Open Day on 3 July for site tours and a showcase of the finds: www.digitscotland.com/events/monas... #ScotlandDigs2025

Followed by an evening in the Pear Tree and a few beers to catch the first #Lions game of the summer. 🦁

☀️ SCOTLAND DIGS 2025 ☀️ Learn about people from the past and connect with people in the present by getting involved in archaeological fieldwork this summer! Read more about our #ScotlandDigs2025: Meeting People campaign: www.digitscotland.com/scotlands-su... #HESsupported #ScotArchStrat

For #WindowsOnWednesday let us tell you the extraordinary tale about our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, Whitekirk Parish Church in East Lothian. In the early hours of 26 Feb 1914, this remarkable medieval church was engulfed with flames, everything but its walls was destroyed 🧵(1/7)

A full house in Edinburgh to hear Dr Simon Taylor give the first two of his six @socantscot.bsky.social Rhind Lectures 2025, that he will give over the course of this weekend. Looking forward to learning more about Scotland’s Place Names. Sponsored by Ordnance Survey. #PlaceNames #RhindLecture

We've had a busy year so far in the ScARF team, from hosting our recent rock art workshops and CVARF symposium to working on our four ongoing regional research frameworks. Read what we've been up to in our June newsletter: bit.ly/4n0rcgF #HESSupported

Quite a phenomenal find at Mail today- a c.5000yr old stone axe found redeposited with late Iron Age midden deposits. Found by Marilyn - what a find for one of our undergraduate students ❤️🎉 #UniversityofAberdeen #ArchaeologyShetland #NPicts

Hobkirk, #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek has a wonderful array of #WoodensDay artefacts including roof, pulpit, communion table and pews (complete with fascinating pew rent diagram from 1933). 📷Ian Lees

We're gearing up for our #Glencoe2025 season in less than a fortnight! You can find out more about our post ex from the 2024 season here including exciting results from our scientists and collaborators! glencoeandrannochenvirons.wordpress.com/2025/06/11/i...

In the medieval period, church windows were often filled with glorious stained glass. Today, however, it is thought that only around 5% of all medieval stained glass has survived. Fragments of this precious glass can still be found in four of our churches. 1/10

The second CVARF Symposium took place on Saturday in Lanark! We heard about recent archaeological work from the region and discussed the framework in chronological and thematic sessions. Thanks to our speakers, participants and stallholders for making it such a valuable event. #HESSupported

Prof. Steve and University of Glasgow #Archaeology students are BACK for training excavations in our 1,500-year-old churchyard! They'd love you to visit this week and weekend to ask them about the latest archaeological discoveries 🗣⛏️🕳

We had a packed Saturday in Lanark for the second @clydevalleyarf.bsky.social Symposium. Great talks, provocations and discussions! Lots of things to digest and looking forward to next year!

Thanks to all the speakers & participants at yesterday's @clydevalleyarf.bsky.social symposium for some fantastic presentations & discussions about future archaeological research priorities and outcomes in the Clyde Region. #CVARF #HESsupported #Archaeology #Scotland @antiquaries.bsky.social

Buried over 1,100 years ago, the Galloway Hoard includes objects which have an “Anglo-Saxon style of decoration” 😮 But who exactly were the Angles and Saxons? And what do archaeologists use the term ‘Anglo-Saxon' for? Dig into these questions and more: www.digitscotland.com/who-were-the...

This c. 2,000 year-old Roman mosaic glass bowl shows the past was lived in glorious technicolour! V&A Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology 🏺

We had a wonderful day at our third @royalsoced.bsky.social funded Rock Art Workshop last Saturday in the sunny Highlands! A huge thanks to our speakers, facilitators and participants for a day of lively discussion at Culloden Battlefield and exploring rock art at the Clava Cairns.

Enjoyable day @uclarchaeology.bsky.social for the spring @ahglass.bsky.social conference. Nice to be invited to speak about my #medieval window glass research in Scotland and exciting to see how it links up nicely with new scientific research across Europe!