Stef North-Sagrott
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Archaeologist; Senior Cultural Resources Advisor for the Historic Scotland Properties in Care
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Rosewind
2 days ago
Can confirm that theyāre still talking about inferior copper ingots
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Hitch
11 days ago
Went for a walk and a pint and spotted the best example of free will I've ever seen
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First Millennia Studies Group
16 days ago
Come along to our seminar TODAY to hear more about this astounding discovery
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Great opportunity to learn more about dendro and historic woodworking with two of the experts in Scotland
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First Millennia Studies Group
22 days ago
Our next seminar is on Tuesday 7 April at 18.00. Sophia Adams will be talking about the extraordinary finds in the Melsonby Hoard "Accumulating wealth: the growing story of the Melsonby Iron Age hoard" For this seminar we return to the Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre in Old College
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Friends of Kinneil
about 1 month ago
Kinneil House *re-opens!* with
#HistoricScotland
this Saturday 21 March - self-guided indoor tours, 10am-3pm + outdoor guided walk at 12 noon + see museum in probably its last fortnight of Council management - all *free* for this weekās
#HippFest
Silent Film Festival
kinneil.org.uk/2026/03/17/k...
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Kinneil House free open day for Silent Film Festival ā Saturday 21 March
Silent pictures and stories⦠Discover Kinneil Houseās unique 16th-Century āParableā Room Kinneil House will re-open free on Saturday 21 March ā the first public openinā¦
https://kinneil.org.uk/2026/03/17/kinneil-house-free-open-day-for-silent-film-festival-saturday-21-march/
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Cats being cats in Medieval times - one walked across this tile mid-production and the maker decided to fire it anyway Taken at Glenluce Abbey in 2017
#TilesOnTuesday
about 1 month ago
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#AdoorableThursday
The very narrow south door on Cruggleton Kirk
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Joana Valdez-Tullett
about 2 months ago
We're doing it again!! āŗļø As part of the work that Tertia Barnett and I are doing with
@scarf-scot.bsky.social
, we'll be running another event to celebrate rock art research and launch brand-new sections of the Scottish Archaeological Research Framework. 1/
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First Millennia Studies Group
about 2 months ago
Our next seminar is this coming Tuesday 03/03 at 18:00. We have a change of venue, it will be held in **Lecture Theatre A, 40 George Square** Andrew Fitzpatrick āLa TĆØne: everything you wanted to know but never felt strong enough to askā
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ScARF
2 months ago
Join the ScARF team! We are looking to hire two ScARF Research Officers and a ScARF Research Manager to help deliver our final two regional research frameworks. Apply by 11:59pm on the 8th of March 2026. More information:
socantscot.org/news/#appoin...
#HESSupported
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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
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#TombTuesday
yesterday I was at Cairn Holy I & II with a colleague and we met a very cute beltie calf
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I've been lucky enough to have a copy of this since December. It's a brilliant and fascinating publication, and I'm still swooning over the design and type setting - it really is worth getting a copy of!
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First Millennia Studies Group
3 months ago
Our next seminar is tomorrow (03/02). Martin Carruthers is venturing south to tell us all about the excavations of Iron Age households at The Cairns
#broch
& settlement 18:00 hours in the Usha Kasera lecture theatre, Old College
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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
3 months ago
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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
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Fishbourne Roman Palace
3 months ago
Is it about time that someone told
@wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social
that their "Tourmaline stone axe" is actually made of cheese?
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Bob Marshall
3 months ago
Made a few improvements to my online portfolio to provide more context with my reconstruction images. I'll include more paradata with the projects I post in future. With so many now questioning image authenticity because of AI, I feel it's more important than ever to declare my sources & references.
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Bob Marshall: Commissioned Reconstructions
Portfolio of Commissioned Reconstruction Artworks by Bob Marshall
https://bobmarshall.co.uk/commissions.html
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Dr Alan Montgomery
3 months ago
The north gateway into Bremenium Roman fort (aka High Rochester) for
#RomanFortThursday
. Situated on Dere Street, for two centuries this was the most strategically important fort north of Hadrian's Wall. Its name means 'place of the roaring stream'.
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Jonny Gios LRPS
3 months ago
WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY ⨠I nearly didnāt go out 2nite. The odds felt slim⦠but youāve got to be in it to win it. A quick check of the stats, alerts & cloud cover around 19:30 & I thought, if I can reach the Keswick Stone Circle by 20:30, there might just be a gap...then BINGO
#Aurora
#Northernlights
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Mythical Britain
3 months ago
Everyone loves a standing stone! Sheep communing with the ancestors at the Stones of Stenness on Orkney a couple of years back.
#StandingStoneSunday
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North Ages
3 months ago
Jan 13: Feast of Kentigern, āhound-lordā, (Mungo) (c.ā 614), bishop of Glasgu (Glasgow), which he is said to have founded. He was a contemporary of Riderch I, king of Alt Clut (Dumbarton Rock). He is thought to be the āConthigirnusā whose obit appears in the Annales Cambriae.
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First Millennia Studies Group
3 months ago
Our next talk is on Tuesday 13/01 at 18:00 in the Usha Casera Lecture Theatre L Teufel: āA multi-period settlement next to the River Speyā. C Hatherley: āThe Roman Villa Estate at Necton, Norfolkā C Cockburn: āExcavation results from two possible Roman Temporary Marching Camps near Edinburghā
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The snow allowing the faint traces of a
#Roman
granary building at Rough Castle to be seen
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Fishbourne Roman Palace
4 months ago
Let's take a moment to think about all those people who chose today to announce the fact they didn't discover a carnyx. šš¢š„°
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Offerton Roman factory 'hidden in plain sight' on River Wear
The volunteers who discovered the Roman factory say it made whetstones used to sharpen tools.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyv54yvevd9o
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A great range of topics for the remainder of the
@firstmillennia.bsky.social
seminar series. Lots of Iron Age goodness, with sites, finds, hoards and a whole culture!
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Dr Tom Horne
4 months ago
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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
4 months ago
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Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam or Alice in Chains
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Jay Hulme
4 months ago
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up. I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
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Very nice bit of analysis. I'm guessing the mint might have been in Edinburgh Castle "It was minted in Edinburgh, so it's the first time that we have Scottish coinage being minted in what was a core part of the Scottish kingdom."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Earliest coin minted in Scotland saved for the nation after 900 years
The medieval David I silver coin, discovered in a wooded area in Midlothian, has been dated to the second half of the 1130s.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g5n3gld45o#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17670115188306&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com
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Inviting light in to the darkest day with a very appropriate
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tealight holder
#solstice
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Blessed Solstice! From tomorrow the days begin to get longer again
blog.historicenvironment.scot/2023/12/the-...
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The Winter Solstice in Historic Scotland - Historic Environment Scotland Blog
Discover some of the amazing ancient sites in Scotland that are associated with celebrating Midwinter and the Winter Solstice
https://blog.historicenvironment.scot/2023/12/the-winter-solstice-in-scotland/
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The Megalithic Portal Ancient Sites & Stones
4 months ago
Clubbiedean Fort: An Iron Age fortification on the shore of Clubbiedean reservoir a few km SW of Edinburgh.
#HillfortsWednesday
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Dig It!
4 months ago
Traces of Neolithic feasting, possible evidence of a Roman siege, and an amulet once thought to be imbued with supernatural power are just some of Scotland's top archaeological discoveries from 2025 𤩠Dig into our list of finds spanning 6,000 years of history:
www.digitscotland.com/five-of-scot...
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Papay ranger - Jonathan Ford
5 months ago
Two for
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Holm of Papay South - Chambered cairn as seen by the birds of Winter and the birds of Summer. (Holmie sheep in formation.
#Papay
#Orkney
#neolithic
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Dr Susan Greaney
5 months ago
Thinking of studying for a PhD? I'd be happy to hear from anyone considering research into British or Irish prehistory, monuments, radiocarbon dating, heritage. Part-time, distance options. There are funding schemes here at
@uniofexeterhass.bsky.social
- but be quick, deadlines are in Jan/Feb!
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PhD funding | PhD and Research Degrees | University of Exeter
https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/pg-research/funding/phdfunding/
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Congratulations to
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First Millennia Studies Group
5 months ago
Our next seminar is tomorrow - 2nd December with the superb
@archaeonado.bsky.social
on his recent research into Whithorn 6pm in the Sydney Smith Lecture Theatre
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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
5 months ago
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Orkney Library & Archive
5 months ago
Hoping for aliens/pirate treasure/ancient magical balls
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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, 1753ā1876" in the Journal of Historical Geography? Would be much appreciated if anyone can share a copy!
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David Connolly BAJR
5 months ago
Just to show that HES staff and Employees continue to do serious and well needed work On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, here is the story of Margaret Hall's Cairn, Edinburgh.
blog.historicenvironment.scot/2025/11/marg...
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Margaret Hallās Cairn: Reclaiming a Forgotten Story in Holyrood Park - Historic Environment Scotland Blog Margaret Hallās Cairn in Holyrood Park
Discover the historic case of domestic violence and remembrance behind the Margaret Hall Cairn in Holyrood Park:
https://blog.historicenvironment.scot/2025/11/margaret-halls-cairn-reclaiming-a-forgotten-story-in-holyrood-park/
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Given the awe this has given me in 2025, I can hardly begin to imagine what people in the past must have thought when they heard such a thing
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Very nice to see this take/interpretation on Y Gododdin at Edinburgh Castle - Castle of Light tonight
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Guess who has just spent 15 minutes trying to get in to a livestream for a lecture that is actually tomorrow. Just as well I decided to not go along in person!
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Scotland's Churches Trust
5 months ago
"Ancient well hidden for centuries in Glasgow Cathedral crypt is being reawakened" Musicians, artists and archaeologists to collaborate on the interpretation of the well in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral, connected with the site's founder St Mungo. Read more hereš
www.classicfm.com/music-news/a...
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Ancient well hidden for centuries in Glasgow Cathedral crypt is being reawakened
The sacred site will be uncovered and reinterpreted through music.
https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/ancient-well-glasgow-cathedral-crypt-reawakened/
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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)
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