A Fife community group called the "Future of Falkland Church Building" has launched a campaign to secure the historic church in their village which is facing closure as a place of worship and is expected to be sold within the next two years. Full story here 👇 www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/people/...

One from our Doors Open Days event last Sunday— a huge thank you to all who visited, we enjoyed speaking to everyone & leading tours of Saline's Old Kirkyard🌞

📚 Explore the artistry of historical pedigrees! Join @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social for The Art of the Pedigree, a 3-week online course (10–24 Oct, 10:30–12:00) and discover how family trees were beautifully and symbolically depicted. 👉 Book now: portal.sog.org.uk/Ev...

Museum open for Doors Open Days tomorrow — 11am 'til 3pm🚪🙂 #Fife #heritage #DoorsOpenDays

The superbly preserved Craigmillar Castle, three miles south-east of the centre of Edinburgh. Mary, Queen of Scots came here in December 1566 when the "Craigmillar Bond", a plan to kill her second husband, Lord Darnley, was agreed. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Edinburgh

The 2025 programme looks great!Saline & District Heritage Society are booking our tickets🎟️

🔹We're open this Sunday, 21st September for Doors Open Days 2025 🔹Visit the Session House (below Parish Church) between 11am—3pm #Fife #Heritage

Do you have cherished old photographs of your family? Here's how to preserve and display them: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

We're taking part in Doors Open Days 2025! Saline Museum, (located in the Session House below the Parish Church) will be open on: *Sunday 21st Sept 11am—3pm* www.doorsopendays.org.uk/regions/west... #Fife #heritage #DoorsOpenDays

Only 3 more chances to see our displays in Saline Museum this year! Sun 14th 10:30am—noon Tue 16th 6pm—8pm Sun 21st 11am—3pm Plenty of photos, local leaflets, heritage info &tc available🙂🔎 #Fife #heritage #museum

Next week, the Society is in Aberdeen to meet with historians and RHS members for the next in its visits programme for 2025. The visit includes a public lecture, on Weds 17 Sept, @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social given by our guest speaker, Prof Matthew J. Smith: bit.ly/3IjbMVj. All welcome to attend 1/2

The ancient Caiy Stane, measuring 2.75m high and 1.55m wide and standing beside a residential road in the southern suburbs of Edinburgh. Erected some 5,000 years ago, its modern setting would be totally alien to those who put it here. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Edinburgh

We're taking part in Doors Open Days 2025! Visit us on Sunday 21st September between 11am — 3pm at Saline Session House (below the parish church) to see our displays🙂 Further info: www.doorsopendays.org.uk/find-a-build... @scotcivictrust.bsky.social @fifecouncil.bsky.social #Fife #Heritage

Saline & District Heritage Society will be attending the Garden & Craft Show this Saturday (6th) in Saline Community Centre 2pm — 4:30pm Come and say hello! 👋 #Fife #Heritage

Today is #NationalSkyscraperDay in the US! However, it can be argued that church steeples were the first such structures. Scotland's tallest Mediaeval steeple is 👇 www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/the-s... and tallest steeple overall👇 www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/st-ma...

In 1507 Giovanni Damiano de Falcucci (“John Damian”), an Italian friar at the court of James IV of Scotland, having failed to impress at both medicine & alchemy, attempted to fly from Stirling Castle using wings of his own invention … #WyrdWednesday 1/2 strathardheritage.org/archive/stir...

Fascinating— thousands of years of history within one field in Fife! #Fife #Heritage #Archaeology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... www.guard-archaeology.co.uk/GALNews/

Love this piece of Glasgow Style stained glass, featuring 'MacKintosh' Roses, above the door to 50 Bothwell Street in Glasgow, which was built in 1901. #glasgow #architecture #charlesrenniemackintosh #glasgow #architecture #stainedglass #window #charlesrenniemackintosh #architecturephotography

📯 Thrilled to announce our first Speaker Event of the 2025—2026 season... Ruth Boreham, popular tour guide & Historian will present a fascinating talk on Scotland's suffragettes revealing her research into the movement. Join us from 7pm on Wed 17th September in Saline Church Hall #Fife #Heritage

We are thrilled to share the programme for our upcoming seminar series. Please continue to check our socials and our website over the coming weeks as the links to register for each of the seminars are published. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Back at the National Mining Museum Scotland and the small pop up exhibition space located at the bottom of the stairs to the galleries ‘Coal Seam to Squeaky Clean’ #MiningHistory #MiningHeritage #Pitheadbaths

Are you interested in the archaeology of South West Scotland? Join us at our first events for the SWSARF project! We'll be at Brodick Hall on 27th Sept and The CatStrand on 4th Oct discussing all things early-prehistoric. Head to our Eventbrite page for more info: bit.ly/4lEC5mp #HESSupported

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We've been busy putting together the finishing touches to our speakers programme for the upcoming season. Be sure to visit salinedistrictheritagesociety.wordpress.com for the latest updates & projects over the coming year😊 #Fife #Heritage

Since 2015, @eafsarch.bsky.social have been excavating Edinburgh's Cammo Estate, which was home to a mansion containing more than 50 rooms 😮 Want to take part in the dig, see the finds or join a guided walk? Don't miss their free open day on Saturday 16 August: www.digitscotland.com/events/cammo...

🏛️ The Scottish Archaeology Month 2025 programme is live! 👉 Check it out and start planning your September: www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk/events/list/ Thanks to @hisenvscot for their support. #ScotArchMonth #HESsupported #archaeologyscotland #communityarchaeology #scottisharchaeology

The harbour at Dysart in Fife, incorporated into neighbouring Kirkcaldy in 1930, but offering a very distinct character and a history of involvement in coal mining, salt production, textiles, fishing, boat building and trade. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Dysart #Fife

The Old Kirkyard QR sign is in place on Bridge St, Saline!✨ Volunteers have officially unveiled it & are proud to have had support for our related archaeological projects from Fife Council & @digitscotland.bsky.social #Fife #heritage #cemetery

The new Saline Old Kirkyard sign has arrived! Coming soon to the gates on Bridge Street... keep a look out🔍 #Fife #heritage #cemetery

Plenty of blooms in our Community Garden plus a new raised bed ready to be planted! Pop along to take a look & meet the volunteers🌼🌞 #Fife #environment #gardens

The beautiful, and surprisingly extensive, remains of Arbroath Abbey in the heart of Arbroath in Angus. The abbey was founded in 1178 by King William I for a group of Tironensian monks previously resident at Kelso Abbey. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Arbroath #Angus

#SteepleSaturday Inchcolm Abbey, Firth of Forth.

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#AskAnArchaeologist Day is on Bluesky this year! 🏺 Get your questions ready for this Friday, when tons of archaeologists will be on hand to answer your #archaeology queries. @archaeologyuk.bsky.social

After an amazing #FestivalOfArchaeology opening weekend, Neil’s taking a moment to slow down by the coast 🌊 As the waves roll in, take 10 seconds to pause, breathe, and let nature nurture your wellbeing. Where will the Festival take Neil next? 🏺 Stay tuned!

Visit the wee museum this Sunday (10:30am - noon) to discover the history of Saline's school, celebrating it's 150th year! Displays include items from classrooms down the decades from chalks & slateboards to digital devices! Pop in for a look & a natter🤓🎓 #Fife #heritage #museum

Just over the border from us here in West Fife! Such a beautiful space & the glasswork is particularly wonderful. #Fife #heritage

“Scots poets might have a few lessons to teach the French” In “Towards a Post-Colonial Alliance?”, @paulmalgrati.bsky.social offers some perspectives on Franco-Scots #poetry #translation, exploring questions of voice, place, & power #BastilleDay 🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2019/12/towa...

For #AdoorableThursday here's the original doorway of our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, Ceres Kirk in Fife. "JC 1806" is carved onto lintel, which may indicate architect John Corstorphine, though the church is usually attributed to Alexander Leslie. www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/ceres...

Plenty of visitors earlier today at the wee museum to read our themed displays & natter about West Fife villages — a perfect Sunday!🙂 #Fife #heritage #museum

Temporary QR code is now up on the gates of the Old Kirkyard, Bridge Street, Saline! Scan for plenty of info on the site📱 #Fife #heritage #Archaeology #cemetery

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📣 Just 1 month to go until the #FestivalOfArchaeology 2025 begins… and we’re kicking things off with a fantastic launch event in Belfast! 🎉 Saturday 19 July | Divis & The Black Mountain, Belfast | FREE family-friendly fun 👉 shorturl.at/aid96

The remains of the remarkable Bearsden Roman Baths, on the Antonine Wall which was built between AD142 and 144. The baths were rediscovered in 1973 under 1860s development and are now overlooked by rather more modern neighbours. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Bearsden

Behind the scenes with Dundee restoration team fighting to save RRS Discovery

Saline's wee museum opens tomorrow! (Sunday 15th, Session House, 10:30am) Pop along to discover the 150 year history of our Primary School *plus* genealogical enquiries, local heritage info & much more... 🎓📚🗞️ #Fife #heritage #museum

⛏️⏰️🚨 This weekend is your LAST CHANCE to see University of Glasgow Archaeology dig our 1,500-year-old graveyard for a wee while, so be sure to visit for a free tour, or spread the word to your friends and family! The Govan Stones will be open, as always, from 11am to 4pm. Entry is free! 🎟

📯📅 Opens this Sunday! (15th June) #Fife #heritage #museum

Would you like to Adopt a book at risk in Dunblane's historic Leighton Library? Find out more about how to adopt a book by clicking on the following link: www.leightonlibrary.org.uk/adopt-a-book...