Unusual in that it is south of the Forth-Clyde line, here, for #HillfortsWednesday, is Tappoch Broch near Torwood, Falkirk.

Paul McCartney would have been 84 years old today.... youtu.be/daIokpu5Lg8?...

Something different for #MosaicMonday. One of the facades in Rennes created by Isidore Odorico junior (1893-1945)

Another from Pafos Archaeological Park for #MosaicMonday. I think this is in the Villa of Theseus but I wasn't taking notes

Part of the bath complex at Kourion, Cyprus for #RomansiteSaturday

Another shot of Choirokoitia for #HillfortsWednesday. This is the massive outer wall towards the apex of the site

The Gladiator mosaic from Kourion, Cyprus for #MosaicMonday

Well, it's on the side of a hill, and surrounded by a stone wall. Does Choirokoitia in Cyprus count for #HillfortsWednesday?

The Peacock mosaic from the House of Dionysus at Palaepafos, Cyprus for #mosaicmonday

For #StandingStoneSunday : This unremarkable marble upright is, according to legend, the stone to which St Paul was strapped when the residents of Pafos decided that he deserved a good whipping for trying to preach this Christianity nonsense

The Villa of Theseus, Paphos, for #MosaicMonday

For his hundredth birthday here are the Sonny Bradshaw Seven with "It must be", which I think owes a bit to a well known Phil Ackrill tune share.google/fzsAr0SKm77v...

This had been missing for 25 years and nearly found its way into the local dump, but I saved it. My favourite singles of 1977 - @houseofreggae.bsky.social @thebombshelter.bsky.social @ew-presents.bsky.social @danball57.bsky.social @birmingham81.bsky.social

Roots Rock Reggae - Inside the Jamaican Music Scene (1977) Roots, Rock, Reggae presents a street-level perspective on the reggae music scene during a very important period in the evolution of reggae music. #MusicSky #NowPlaying #MusicVideo #Reggae #ReggaeMonth #Documentary

The Nether Largie Stones, Kilmartin Glen, Argyll for #Standingstonesunday

The Monzie Stones, near Gilmerton, Crieff, Pethshire for #Standingstonesunday

An old shot for #HillfortsWednesday - the carved ring marks of Dunadd Hillfort near Lochgilphead, Argyll

Another Neolithic golf course for #Standingstonesunday - Ferntower in Crieff, Pethshire on a foggy day

The Whitehill Stone Circle near Inverurie for #Standingstonesunday

A mystery for #Standingstonesunday. According to g***le maps this is the site of the Neolithic Talaiot stone de s'Hort des Poves outside Alcudia, Mallorca. I certainly couldn't find it and I'm not the first to say there's nothing Neolithic there. Where is it?

The studio of Joan Miro, Palma de Mallorca

The early 19th century ice house at Alva, Clackmannanshire earlier today

From the Antiquario de Sevilla Casa de las Columnas, for #MosaicMonday

This dragonfly was on my balcony last night

Perhaps a bit tenuous for #HillfortsWednesday, but this is the site of a prehistoric township at Jerah Path in the Ochil Hills

Nestling in the middle of an unremarkable 1970s housing scheme in Fife is Balfarg Henge, with the remains of a circular ditch and a burial stone at its centre #StandingStoneSunday

King David playing his harp on the Dupplin Cross, now inside St. Serf's Church, Dunning, for #StandingStoneSunday

This reminds me of a film...

All that remains of the exterior of Seanchaisteal broch, Faraid Head, Sutherland #HillfortsWednesday

A view of the Duddo Stones from the East, taken on my trip at the start of this month for #StandingStoneSunday

The ramparts of Castlelaw Hillfort, Midlothian for #Hillfortswednesday

The Eastern Stones at Ballymeanoch, Kilmartin Glen, Argyllshire #StandingStoneSunday

The interior of the side chamber of the souterrain at Castlelaw Hillfort, Midlothian @megalithic.bsky.social

Temple Woods Stone Circle, Kilmartin Glen, Argyll - #StandingstoneSunday

The Nether Largie Stones, Kilmartin, Argyll. If you expand the photo you can just see the curious single outlier to the far left #StandingStoneSunday

Three stones from the Duddo Stone Circle (two of the original seven are lost) #StandingStoneSunday

Here is a treat for @megalithic.bsky.social - the inside of the chamber of Nether Largie South Cairn, Kilmartin, Argyll

These shots of Cairnpapple Hill, West Lothian, yesterday might be a trifle tenuous for #StandingStoneSunday -

The accordion is rarely heard on Jamaican records, but here's one from the early sixties, by Monty Alexander and the Cyclones, on the Teen label, run from the radio store of a Mr Gordon, and probably a Coxsone production. @houseofreggae.bsky.social - any thoughts? youtu.be/pgowINYu42A?...

@megalithic.bsky.social Here's a photo I took of the chambered cairn at Ach a' Chorrain on the Kyle of Durness eleven years ago

Is Charli XCX's last name pronounced "Ninety-ten"? #BRITS

@houseofreggae.bsky.social mentioned Bop and the Beltones recently. Their replacement singer was Trevor Shields. Here he is with Keith (Poppin?) doing "Someday". The vocal was unfinished and was released in the UK as "You Gonna Hold Me Version" by the Brentford All Stars youtu.be/bSGxcAsRtKc?...

This might interest @megalithic.bsky.social - some of the fortifications at Craigluscar Hillfort, Fife

A real country reggae obscurity for @houseofreggae.bsky.social - the only 45 released on Revolutionary Sounds, and the only tune released by The General youtu.be/g8TjCN47WFY?...

The Japanese Garden, Cowden, Clackmannanshire

The Stone of Mannan, dedicated to a Celtic water god #StandingStoneSunday

This is Law Hill, Dollar, a wide flattish hilltop with views for several miles in all directions, and a source of running water nearby. Is this a candidate for #HillfortsWednesday? AI suggests yes, but care needs to be taken../

Another for @scottwortley.bsky.social

Favourite photographs in 2024? Two in Scotland and one in Cantabria

Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 20/20