I’ve been blessed to have one of @archaeoptics.bsky.social miniatures of the Govan Cross / Jordanhill Cross on my desk for a couple of years now - it was amazing to see the real thing at last! And I may have snapped up a hogback stone from the gift shop to join it.

Govan Old and her 1,500-year-old kirkyard ⛪️ 📷 Alistair from @archaeoptics.bsky.social

What do you make of this?

A rare opportunity to see a sundial in action…..

Available exclusively at the amazing Govan Stones!

Dryburgh Abbey

Ancrum #hogback. Bit more futuristic-looking than I was expecting…. Lovely bridge beside the graveyard #viking

🎯 Our #totaliser reaches 83%! Can YOU help us get over the line? 🎯 tghts.enthuse.com/cf/graveyard...

A super-important fundraiser for a fantastic museum!

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Photos of a HUGE early medieval posthole, complete with stone packing and an IMMENSE piece of quartz, are emerging from the dig in Govan Old's 1,500-year-old churchyard. More when we get it... 📷 Bex - Grave Sight Photography

⛏️ Digging our 1,500-year-old churchyard! THIS WEEKEND, University of Glasgow Archaeology and Clyde Archaeology excavate one of the most exciting early medieval sites in Europe, as part of this University of Glasgow field school! 📷 Thanks to Clyde Archaeology for the photographs

🎟⛏️ The hottest ticket in Scotland this weekend is at the @govanstones.bsky.social!

New miniatures dropping tomorrow exclusively available from @govanstones.bsky.social! And some nice lute music courtesy of @clamourofrooks.bsky.social from 13:30-15:00 tomorrow!

Nocturnal walk at @govanstones.bsky.social

🛒 In-Store Exclusive! Get your limited edition Mithril Jewellery x @archaeoptics.bsky.social Sterling Silver Jordanhill Cross Pendant at Govan Old.

Another completed pair of viking age P42 oval brooches. Being able to make artefacts makes a huge difference to how you understand them from an academic perspective. It prevents poor interpretations as well as inaccurate writing regarding how things are made; prevalent within archaeology #vikings

The skill in doing this is unreal. These are stunning (and not even finished….)!

Twi sets of silver plate soldered into the channels of these P37 brooches and engraved. Next to fit the face mounts, then they can be gilded! #viking

Incredible! 😍

We've now got Viking oval 'gripping beast' brooches from Asgard, based on a beautiful Danish pair found in Lisbjerg, in our early medieval shop at Govan Old! They accessorise delightfully with the gripping end-beasts on the Govan 2 hogback 🐲 The originals (C11331) are in @nationalmuseet.dk

Another freepost weekend at the NPixts Pictish merch store (from today till midnight Sunday) - all profits go to the Northern Picts excavation projects. A great way to look cool and support some great Pictish research! npixts.teemill.com/

This artwork should be a print! Fabulous stuff!

Exclusively available at @govanstones.bsky.social !

I’ve walked past this hundreds of times and only just gotten around to doing a #3d #photogrammetry capture of it. This is a milestone across the road from the #Glasgow Climbing Centre easily readable with a rendering!

A two heron weekend

So, I think this is, or is part of, the Tullibole hogback….? @govanstones.bsky.social ?

The Dalserf #hogback with its fine tegulation! More restrained than its cousins at @govanstones.bsky.social but still splendid #viking #earlymediaeval #3d #photogrammetry

📖 🎁 IT'S BACK! Get your copy of our guide book, 'Govan and its Carved Stones' by Anna Ritchie, available exclusively from the Govan Stones shop at Govan Old! 📚 Please Share 📚

Warren Moor mine #3d reconstruction from a drone flight. A really interesting site and a lovely walk #photogrammetry

A splendid little wyvern sculpture across the road from @govanstones.bsky.social. There are five other wyverns inside the church as well!

A Sunstone mural next to Lidl! 🐍🐍🐍🐍 The Sunstone, an early medieval carving that may be a repurposing of a PREHISTORIC standing stone, features a spiral of snakes and can also be seen on this gate! We sell a miniature of the Sunstone as part of our Archaeoptics range 🛒 Thanks for the 📷, Annemarie

Following the successful advert I produced for the Historic Govan books on sale at the @govanstones.bsky.social, I made this quick one for the 3D miniatures of our early medieval Sunstone and Govan Cross, made by @archaeoptics.bsky.social!

You can buy 3D miniatures of the Sunstone and the Govan Cross in our all-new museum shop! Thank you to @archaeoptics.bsky.social for creating these beautiful laser scanned 3D replicas.

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked, "If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?" Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

A first look at the raw #3d #photogrammetry model of Govan Old, home of the @govanstones.bsky.social. Acquired last weekend by a 15-minute drone fly-round. There’s a few missing bits but not too bad as a capture of a fairly complex building! @hornesupremacy.bsky.social

Another great @archaeoptics.bsky.social photo of A-listed Govan Old and our 1,500-year-old churchyard. We can't wait to see you, and for you to see our internationally significant site and stunning collection of #Viking-Age carved stones from the early medieval kingdom of the Clyde Britons!

I enjoyed making this advert for the @govanstones.bsky.social museum shop and the @archaeoptics.bsky.social 3D hogback miniatures! 🤘🐖

We've brought the hog back. We have a couple of 3D hogback miniatures from @archaeoptics.bsky.social back in stock, so do get down to Govan Old before they're gone!

When interests collide….. 3D #photogrammetry models of the bowls of my two lutes as a starting point of whether these could be 3D printed and used as forms to make highly-accurate reproductions of mediaeval instruments

This lets you see really nicely where Govan Old sits in relation to the new bridge across the Clyde (has 'Pointy bridge' stuck?) and the Riverside museum. You can also see where it is in relation to the University - you can see the tower of the main building at the very top, almost dead centre.

Not a bad photo as a side effect of a drone survey down at @govanstones.bsky.social today… #earlymediaeval #viking

Al from @archaeoptics.bsky.social with a STUNNING photo from today! We're open tomorrow, 11am-4pm, and every day until November. 🎟 Entry is always free!

Taken when out doing a drone capture of Govan Old Parish Church today…. @govanstones.bsky.social

The largest #3d printed replica I’ve made to date. This was done in 2023 and is a 2.1m tall 70% scale replica of a column plus vaulting from Balmerino Abbey. The model was generated from #3d #photogrammetry. The replica is sectional and can be broken down for easy transportation!

🚌 Great to appear on the new City Sightseeing Glasgow Yellow Route from Friday the 4th! Pat Cassidy: "We are thrilled to have our attractions included in City Sightseeing Glasgow's yellow route. This new stop will undoubtedly bring more visitors to explore the history and culture embedded in Govan"

Hardknott Roman Fort in the glorious sunshine. Easy to spot why it’s here! #roman

For #StandingStoneSunday, Swinside stone circle. Stunning! #megalith

King Arthur’s Round Table and Mayburgh henge.

The fundraiser to reopen Tomb of the Eagles is at 80%. Can you help get it over the line? www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/tomb-of-th...

Looks like great fun and glad the wee #hogback replica we did for fun has come in useful! Our 1:1 scale replica of the amazing Bidston hogback is on display at the fantastic Museum Of Liverpool! #viking #3dprinting #replica