New Survey Series 001 photo-zine available now over on my Bandcamp (MTN supporters look out for a discount code on Buy Me A Coffee) 🪨 megalithictransportnetwork.bandcamp.com/merch/survey...

I had a great time last night at The Peer Hat as part of the Manchester Folk Horror event - it was my first time performing #MegalithicTransportNetwork pieces live, and it was lovely to have such a friendly and supportive crowd 🪨

Off to Manchester today to inflict some #MegalithicTransportNetwork sounds upon the participants at The Peer Hat for Manchester Folk Horror 2026 🪨

Following some old tracks today...

A few of my photos from a fab time at Derbyshire Archaeology Day 2026 in Chesterfield. Full of fantastic talks, great archaeology chats between speakers, and the infamous Colin Merrony book stall! January 2027 seems a long way off! Maybe some sort of Summer heritage social is in order? #archaeology

Great to be at Derbyshire Archaeology Day earlier - lots of passionate folks sharing their work, and plenty of food for thought. Nice to see some friendly faves too!

The Anchor Church, Foremark - a former hermit's cave with possible Anglo-Saxon origins (there is a legendary link with St Eardwulf, a deposed Northumbrian king/hermit who died in 830). Later repurposed (18C) as a dining-room-with-a-view for Foremark Hall! her.derbyshire.gov.uk/Monument/MDR...

Very excited to receive my copy of 'Listening To Landscape' by Phil Hubbard - Phil interviewed me to talk about the work on my Megalithic Transport Network project - lots of great insight into some fantastic artists here, well worth a nosey.

One for #standingstoneSunday - unknown stone, Birchen Edge, November 2025. @megalithic.bsky.social @stoneclub.bsky.social #PeakDistrct #oldstone

Some moody snaps from a trip on the Hope Valley line yesterday, Grindslow Knoll and Win Hill in the distance...

Nice little zine delivery today from Witchcult Now - 'Superia Visions Vol. 2' - some fantastic 35mm photography and old stones, lovely stuff!

Wonderful find!

At Rowtor Rocks to see new prehistoric rock art with Anna Clark and Prof George Nash, on one of the wettest mornings the Peak District could muster (yep that's wet) You can find out more at Derbyshire Archaeology Day, last few tickets here: chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk/shows/derbys...

If you're into old stones and ominous drones find out more about my #megalithictranpsortnetwork project here - buymeacoffee.com/supportmtn/a... 🪨

Gorgeous mapping here courtesy of the @natlibscot.bsky.social - by P Burdett surveyed between 1762 and 1767 - go now and appreciate... maps.nls.uk/joins/10424....

I'll be performing some live Peak District inspired noises at the next Manchester Folk Horror event on February 7th with some fantastic artists, tickets available here - allevents.in/manchester/m...

I've been writing the next MTN newsletter today, featuring a few updates about upcoming things and some ramblings about the wonderful Guide Stoops and stones here in Derbyshire. Sign up here if you're interested - 🪨 mailchi.mp/cd9f09388b7e...

I could lose years of my life to the Georeferenced map view on the @natlibscot.bsky.social maps portal...

📅 A date for your diary - a day packed with archaeological and heritage projects across the Peak District and Derbyshire. 😃 Derbyshire Archaeology Day Saturday 31 January from 9.15am Winding Wheel, Chesterfield Book now... https://chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk/shows/derbyshire-archaeology-day-2026/

Now I NEED to find disk 1 and 2... This floppy disk is part of an extensive archive of media formats that I've been looking after for some time, it's always a treat to explore. #floppydisk #archive

The ridge and furrow at #Tissington was looking fantastic today. #Derbyshire #PeakDistrict #Medieval

Liking the sound of this!

When you open up a rather ordinary looking rental from 1737 and the first thing you see is a lovely watercolour lying loose between the cover and the first page 😍 #SearchroomSurprise #art

Golden #benchmark found at the roadside last weekend over on Gun Moor near Leek. Had a fantastic time out and about with the #ScientificRambles group, gathering ideas and inspiration for our forthcoming exhibition at the Silk Museum in Macclesfield.

Perfect listening for this morning... gregfoat.bandcamp.com/album/off-pi...

7 years ago today?! Filming 'Flight Time' with the team at Volspire was such a great experience!

Checking footage from my first ramble of 2026, captured on Gun Moor in Staffordshire yesterday.

Supermoon on the horizon driving back from a nice ramble around Gun Moor in Staffordshire today...

I've been making these tinder bundles for about 10 years now, a nice alternative to chemical fire lighters and also quite relaxing to craft - each is a mixture of dry twigs, conifer etc with a birch bark topper.

Had a wander to 'Dingle Bank' recently, making the most of the sun - an interesting area with some curious bits and bobs, with a wonderful old benchmark on an ivy covered stone as a bonus.

On my wishlist for 2026 I think!

Winter Solstice 2025 A big thank you to everyone who has joined me in exploring the ancient history and wonderful landscapes of the Peak District and beyond over the last year! #megalithictransportnetwork #PeakDistrict #soniclandscape

New MTN newsletter out tomorrow.... find out more and subscribe here - mailchi.mp/cd9f09388b7e...

I recently said goodbye to Spotify after removing as much of my own material as I could, since then I've been really enjoying making the most of Bandcamp but I've also begun to realise what a strangle hold Spotify has - especially when it comes to 'linking' different platforms

Something for #standingstoneSunday This is one of the larger stones at Beeley Warren circle (also known as Park Gate circle) - located on the moors near the Chatsworth estate. @stoneclub.bsky.social @derbyshirearch.bsky.social

A bit of research this evening... 1. Current OS Topographic 2. @natlibscot.bsky.social OS 1897 3. Current OS aerial

Throughout December we’ll be celebrating ‘Festive Fridays’, sharing the most tenuous links to festive-themed archaeological sites in the care of the National Trust! We’re starting with ‘Christmas Shaft’, an air shaft marked on the 1882 Ordnance Survey at Alderley Edge. bit.ly/3MbSqTI

My #ScientificRambles print series is available via the MTN Bandcamp page here - megalithictransportnetwork.bandcamp.com/merch/scient... There are three available - CLOUDS (pictured) / CHAPEL / STONES Thanks to everyone who's picked one up!

Has anyone noticed the new SanDisk logo this year..? Well, I did, and it's a retro futuristic dream - Behind the Design: Sandisk’s New Brand | Sandisk share.google/EPvtwzCgAZxk...

Some words from Bob here on 'Phase 3' from my Megalithic Transport Network...

It might well be one of those weeks...

For this week’s offering for #StandingStoneSunday here’s one on Farley Moor near Matlock being explored last year by Time Team last year. #Derbyshire

Following on from Monday’s post on #Medieval dancing, here is a recreation of one of the dances in the Great Hall at Haddon Hall, near Bakewell, in 1999. We have been carrying out digital preservation on this DVD as part of our ongoing work to preserve digital material. #EYADigital #dance

Many of the railway plans we hold are for routes that were never built. Here is a proposed route that would have passed through Calver in 1890. #Railway200 #1890s

One for #standingstoneSunday - taken earlier today on Gibbet Moor. #oldstones #stonebothering

Arbor Low, a #Neolithic henge in the Peak District, has an atmospheric beauty all year round, but under a blanket of snow it takes on an other-worldly quality. This stunning image was captured by a Peak Park photographer in 1979 and captures the ethereal serenity of the landmark. #EYABeauty

Thoroughly enjoyed a visit to the wonderful @porticolibrary.bsky.social in Manchester today, doing some research for future #ScientificRambles...

*sigh* - completemusicupdate.com/suno-picks-u...

Nice day for spotting some old bits and bobs around town - particularly like the 'Picture Post' ad here, and if you look closely there's a 'Players' ad in the square painted frame on the left too..

Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek is this impressive A-level project by Trevor Jordan from 1977. It contains many photos, including ones of two limestone blocks which were once set into the Newhaven Tunnel, as well as other industrial archaeology features of the Cromford and High Peak Railway.