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

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On BBC now is the film whose theme has one of my favourite Mondegreens "Who you gonna call? THOSE BASTARDS"

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Another Christmas tune - Johnny Osbourne and Jackie Mittoo reworking the evergreen "Please Be True" riddim back in 1979 youtu.be/efwm_kjU0AU?...

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Time to post some festive tuneage, stasrting with Michael Doucet youtu.be/YRsyW3DIcyA?...

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A few months ago I posted a Mighty Diamonds tune cut on Alton Ellis' "A Fool" rhythm. I was convinced Barrington Levy had also used the rhythm but could find no mention of it. Now, in December, here it is - "Christmas Day" youtu.be/eTeevSePLNw?...

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So, we have just had the earliest sunset of the year. As of tomorrow the nights are fair drawing out until 24th June.

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