This App from Birlinn books looks interesting.... explore literary links in various parts of Scotland via a map birlinn.co.uk/scotland-by-...

Some interesting European links with Guy Fawkes ! www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art... Relevant to Scotland as well as joint monarch James I and VI was primary target even though we still had separate parliaments at that time. However.... Let's move to sound free fireworks for animals and people too.

Guy Fawkes was born around Aprill in 1570 in Stonegate, York. He was baptised at St Michael le Belfrey (below) on the 15th of that month. His father, a Church of England lawyer, died when Guy was eight. His mother later married a Catholic, which, along with Guy’s schooling at St Peter’s

Such an old church. I hope a suitable buyer is found www.heraldscotland.com/news/2559790...

Coats Observatory features on our Paisley EuroWalk ! This looks like it will be an interesting talk: www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/2557691...

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The Aberdeen story of Insulin - from the Aberdeen Museums' online museum At the weekend, I was looking at this photograph of John Macleod, an Aberdonian and discoverer of insulin along with Frederick Banting while visiting Provost Skene's House in Aberdeen www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/AAGM/whats-a...

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

Interesting wee video about what happened in Scotland post Reformation in the 1600s altho also relating it to worship today. Historically though I need to find out more about the Reformation that swept through Europe in the late 1500s and particularly also in Scotland www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca8b...

Bafflingly there are still people out there in the world who think being passionate about nature is “kind of weird”. or “a niche interest”. These people have it all wrong. Nature isn’t some quirky sideline to the main business. It IS the main business.

For the sixth year in a row, an English word has been voted German Youth Word of the Year: "Das crazy" 'That's crazy' (used when someone doesn't know what to say/doesn't feel like responding/wants to remain polite) topped an online vote, narrowly beating "goonen" and "checkst du".

The Radio Scotland Out of Doors programme was fab again on Saturday. The piece on the Lordship of the Isles was really interesting - mention of Scotland/Norse history too (that all starts at 7mins 30 secs but the section on Islay in general runs from the start) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Brexit in action. One of the largest mussel exporters in Britain loses £150,000 after three lorries were prevented from entering the EU a “We’ve lost a lot of money in the last few weeks just on these failed loads and it’s not something we can continue to do,”

Largs .... On our west of Scotland Euro tour and excellent for an autumn day trip: www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/tr...

Earlier this year, an excavation in Rousay by @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social uncovered an expressive carved stone face. We have a similar fellow in the cathedral, so archaeologists visited today to examine them side by side!

Great to read this about support for some great museums etc. www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/news/scottis...

Great news for Orkney orcadian.co.uk/orkney-to-be...

#31DaysOfGraves Day8: Glass. #StainedGlass. Window by John K Clark in the Trades’ Kirk, Dundee, showing The Howff.

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2552808... This October school holidays, history comes alive at various historic sites in Scotland www.historicenvironment.scot/about-us/new... and a longer list of featured sites here www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-plac... #history #historic #Scotland

🇩🇪🤝🇬🇧 Cardiff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and Stuttgart 🇩🇪 celebrated the 70th anniversary of their twinning with the signing of a memorandum of understanding reaffirming both cities' commitment to deepen cooperation in key areas, including: ✅ Youth engagement ✅ Urban development ✅ Mobility ✅ Social affairs

Interesting football history news - Cathkin Park Glasgow news.stv.tv/west-central...

Well done to the Glasgow ash tree ! Tree of the Year ! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This photograph is currently listed as an "unknown location". Can anyone help us identify where this may have been? I suspect that these buildings may no longer exist. This was probably taken in the early 1960s. #WhereisitWednesday #Dundee #Archives

I am being diverted here but this is important - my great aunt caught polio and had to walk using a caliper for the rest of her life - and she was probably one of the lucky ones. Immunisation works. It has been known about and used for hundreds of years as well

5 more days of this exhibition of Polish art in Edinburgh sca-net.org/event/polski... featuring 17 artists

5 more days of this exhibition of Polish art in Edinburgh sca-net.org/event/polski... featuring 17 artists.

Lots of interesting buildings and places to visit next weekend in Dundee for Doors Open Day weekend - find out more here www.doorsopendays.org.uk/regions/dundee

I heard about an interesting #archaeology dig on Radio Scotland Out of Doors show this morning on Radio Scotland - interesting stuff & a #Polish connection from WW2 as well. I think this particular item is from 10 minutes 25 seconds into this broadcast from this morning www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

An interesting letter was opened today - with historical connections with Czechoslovakia - www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548033...

The world's largest folk festival takes place in Munich every year, attracting 6-7m visitors. Oktoberfest opens its doors on Saturday. The origins go back to 1810, when the marriage of Bavarian Prince Ludwig I & Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen was celebrated.

Tell me this doesn't cheer you up ! Mika - every time !! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdQ9...

Exciting news - two new Scottish EuroWalks are in development ! More soon !

Spotted this today - Festa Italian Glasgow Sunday 14th September 12 noon - 4 pm Italian food and drink and activities at Bellahouston - fundraising for Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice - organised by Italian Scotland italianscotland.com

Doors Open Day is coming up this September Here is a list of the weekend dates for various towns and cities across Scotland. It's a great chance to have a nosey inside buildings you've maybe only seen from the outside before. Or to join a guided walk etc. www.doorsopendays.org.uk/2025-weekends

A beautiful stormbeach Goniatite fossil, polished by Atlantic waves. County Clare, Ireland.

Brilliant news from the National Youth Orchestra visit to the Young Euro Classics series of concerts for 2025 www.nyos.co.uk/news/nyos-co...

This will be interesting ! Do you have an idea what is in it @navyblue4eu.bsky.social ? #Trondheim #Dunfermline I once went to an opening of a 100 years+ time capsule at a local church building near me - they didn't know what to expect - was fascinating !

Nice summary and photos from the Aberdeen newspaper Press and Journal @pressandjournal.co.uk of the Tall Ships race weekend from Aberdeen a few weekends ago - we thoroughly enjoyed our visit there www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aber...

The Scapa Flow site in Orkney has been given legal protection - we recommend the Scapa Flow Museum as definitely worth visiting for a day trip if you are on Orkney on our Kirkwall Eurowalk www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bratwurst history could be rewritten after a chance find dates Germany's first sausage stand to 1269 in Erfurt, beating the current title-holder in Regensburg (below) by over 100 years. Historians are now on the hunt for the site where the Erfurt sausage stand once stood.

A bit more background to the fantastic series of youth orchestra concerts taking place in Berlin as part of Young Euro Classic 2025 and which the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland was taking part in this evening young-euro-classic.de/en/concerts

Lamb's House - an interesting house with some European history that's for sale in Leith : www.scottishfield.co.uk/homes-garden... It also features on our Leith EuroWalk at : eurowalks.scot/edinburgh/le... #architecture #heritage

The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland is playing at 6pm in this Young Euro Classic 2025 concert in Berlin with other youth orchestras from across Europe - Listen back here: www.arte.tv/en/videos/12...

The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland is playing at 6pm in this festival of European Youth Orchestras or Young Euro Classic 2025 concert in Berlin with other orchestras from across Europe - Listen live here: www.arte.tv/en/videos/12...

@shbt-charity.bsky.social have a fundraising coalition campaign to save Peter Womersley's Bernat Klein Studio a unique piece of Scotland's European heritage a bright new future. Catch up with the news on their website: ow.ly/8CIv50Wuyrg Make a donation here: ow.ly/PgR750Wuyrh

I went to the Tall Ships Races last weekend in Aberdeen. A great weekend! The ships are now arriving at their next stop, Kristiansand in Norway We were able to go on three ships & meet the crew. There are permanent crew plus young volunteers for the race sailtraininginternational.org/event/tall-s...

OTD 1719 The Battle of Glenshiel was fought. A Jacobite force with Spanish troops were forced from the pass by General Wightman helped by his Coehorn mortars. I am speaking at @uhihistory.bsky.social conference tomorrow about our archaeological work there. @n-t-s.bsky.social

Interesting map of the Battle of Glenshiel, 1719, with British government forces (Hanoverians) against the Jacobites & Spanish troops. Victory for the government forces led to the end of the 1719 Jacobite uprising. The approx. 300 Spanish troops had landed in Scotland to support the Jacobite cause

Animated version of Bastide's map of the Battle of Glenshiel fought on 10th June 1719 showing the troop movements. British Army in Red, Jacobites in Blue, Spanish in White. Part of my talk to REMRA @uhihistory.bsky.social conference this week. Basic but effective? @n-t-s.bsky.social