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David Allan @davidallanphoto.bsky.social · 19h

Just off the 'Road To The Isles', a stunning autumn evening on the shores of Loch Eil, near Fort William in the Western Scottish Highlands. The sun has set but a rich warm afterglow contrasts the cooler tones.
#scotland #sunset #autumn #loch #highlands #landscape #photography

The colourful skies reflecting in Loch Eil, near Fort William in the Scottish Highland as the evening's sunset afterglow begins to fade.

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Tony Pollard @tonypollard.bsky.social · 17h

Tomorrow l give my last lecture on the Axis occupation of Crete and John Pendlebury. But there’s no way l can stop talking about it or him.

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 4h

“In searching for them, you wander through the everyday fabric of a place. You see how a culture remembers its dead, and in doing so, you understand how it chooses to live.”

Interesting article exploring the growth In tourist visits to graveyards around the world 👇
www.euronews.com/travel/2025/...

Tombstone tourism: Why visiting graveyards is becoming so popular

A growing number of tourists are “rebelling against tick-box travel” by ditching the popular sights for a trip to the graveyard.

www.euronews.com

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scott lyall @scottlyall.bsky.social · 20h

Indian summer in Edinburgh

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 5h

When the past comes back to haunt you. ‘The Danger of Life’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Scotland during World War Two. The Commando Basic Training Centre in Lochaber has a key role in the book.
Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more:
www.arachnid.scot/book-dol/ind...

The image shows the Commando Memorial near Spean Bridge in Lochaber. This 17ft or 5.2m high monument by Scott Sutherland is in the centre of the frame and comprises a group of three bronze commandos dressed in typical World War Two uniforms and equipment looking towards us. A large inscription on the plinth just beneath their feet reads ‘United We Conquer’. There are trees in the background and mountains in the distance. The front cover of ‘The Danger of Life’ is shown in the top right corner.

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Water of Leith Conservation Trust @wolct.bsky.social · 1d

A Sunday session down in Leith keeping the paths leaf free

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 1d

Ayton Castle is the ruins of a fortified manor house, originally built on the site in the 12th century. A pele tower, the structure visible today, was constructed around 1410 by Sir Ralph Eure for defence against Scottish raiders. The castle was abandoned and became a ruin by the late 17th

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spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social · 1d

EAST CLAREMONT STREET:—Halloween is here. Can Easter be far behind?
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news #Halloween

A headless skeleton hangs in a New Town window. Another, wearing a beanie and scarf, sits outside on a bench. A bat skeleton poses adjacent. An abundance of pumpkins.

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 1d

The Long Neolithic lives as a sense of wonder. It sits in distant fields and summons us to not only witness its stone persistence, but to engage with its slow release of mystery. Its power bends not only the landscape, but our sense of story. – Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday

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Ken Lussey @kenlussey.bsky.social · 1d

How far would you go to right a wrong? ‘The House With 46 Chimneys’ is a spooky adventure story for younger readers involving a family mystery and the haunting of Dunmore Park in central Scotland.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more:
www.kenlussey.com/h46c/index.h...

The image shows the remarkable Dunmore Pineapple – in the form of a huge stone pineapple – under blue skies. A stone building cuts across the bottom of the frame with a portico entrance in its middle. Above it is the base of the pineapple, with windows all round it, and above that is the carved stone of the top of the pineapple. The front cover of ‘The House With 46 Chimneys’ is shown in the top left corner.

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Brian McRoberts @brimcrob.bsky.social · 1d

Always look up.
#Edinburgh

A stone carving of woman looking down. She in ancient Roman robes.

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romanbritain.bsky.social @romanbritain.bsky.social · 2d

Hoard of 160 gold aureus coins in a bronze jug, with two bronze #coins in the neck of the jug to disguise the worth of contents. Discovered below the floor of a #Roman house in Corbridge, Northumberland in 1911. Circa AD 160. British Museum.

#FindsFriday #RomanBritain

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 1d

‘It’s the steps themselves that make the path, instead of the other way round. We are creating even as we believe we are following.’
— Emma Törzs
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 2d

The leaves might be turning, the temperatures dropping and the nights fair drawing in, but here in Glasgow you can still get a ice cream from the van in the park, and it shouldn't be any other way!

#glasgow #loveglasgow #iloveglasgow #autumn #autumnleaves #kelvingrovepark #colours #autumninglasgow

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 2d

‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. Galloway House near Garlieston in Galloway served as a hospital during the war and features in the book.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple:
www.arachnid.scot/book-fof/ind...

This modern image shows the west front of Galloway House near Garlieston. There is a lawn at the foot of the frame that meets a curving drive in front of the house, which we are seeing from near one corner, with the right-hand end nearer us than the left. The house extends out of both sides of the frame and is made of grey stone with red stone facings. It comprises a central section with wings that project forwards of it. Part of a tree is visible in the top left of the frame. The scene is in muted sunlight. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the bottom right corner.

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North Lanarkshire Libraries @librariesnl.bsky.social · 7d

Let the good times roll! Looking for a fun way to spend an afternoon? Our Adult Board Game Café at #CoatbridgeLib offers a warm and friendly environment to learn a new game or play an old favourite. All welcome – just come along at 12pm on Saturday 11 October.

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 8d

Glasgow pubs can look very inviting on wet and windy nights like tonight. This particular one is the he Islay Inn on the corner of Argyle Street and Radnor Street in the West End of the city.

#glasgow #glasgowpubs #islayinn #argylestreet #architecture #nightphotography #glasgowatnight

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Ken Lussey @kenlussey.bsky.social · 8d

A city at peace in a world at war. ‘The Stockholm Run’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Scotland and Sweden during World War Two. A secret buried beneath Edinburgh Castle is central to the story.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/tsr/index.html

The image shows the east end of Edinburgh Castle rising into a clear blue sky, seen from below. There are steep slopes in the bottom right of the image and sheer rocks in the bottom right, with the castle built on top of both. The front cover of 'The Stockholm Run' is shown in the bottom left corner.

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 9d

Love this dragon-like creature on a drainpipe on the Gothic style former Hutchesontown Free Church on Dixon Avenue on the Southside of Glasgow. Designed by John Bennie Wilson, it was built in the 1890s.

#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #sculpture #dragon #church #architecturephotography

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 9d

Today’s feature is up on Substack. I’ve been obsessing over my Tank Memorial Book again, but this time I’ve put all of the citations in context. You get tanks, Canadians, and a bad few days for the German Army in 1918… achurchill.substack.com/p/full-featu...

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 9d

The Roman camp of Raedykes near Stonehaven is one of the best preserved in Scotland. It covers around 38 hectares and has an irregular outline. Probably built in the late 1st century, by the 1700s it was being associated with the elusive site of the battle of Mons Graupius. #RomanSiteSaturday

The ditch of the Roman camp of Raedykes in north east Scotland

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 9d

Day 3 of #31DaysOfGraves - Tomb

Here's the magnificent late 16th century tomb of Sir Thomas MacLellan and his wife Dame Grissell Maxwell in Greyfriars Episcopal Church, Kirkcudbright. Note the burgh motto: "Think on"

Read more about church here 👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/greyf...

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 9d

One broch, two millennia, three murders. ‘Thicker Than Water’ is a compelling murder mystery set in northern Scotland. The fictional Sarclet Castle south of Wick has a central part to play in the story.
Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more:
www.arachnid.scot/book-ttw/ind...

The image shows the fictional Sarclet Castle, partly based on the real Castle of Mey. The image shows a lawn in the foreground with a drive sweeping round it. Beyond is the front face of a castle made of honey-coloured stone. It has a five-storey tower on the right with a four-storey range to the left of it with a grey slate roof and a two-storey extension on the left, plus a grand entrance in the middle. The sky is blue and the scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Thicker Than Water’ is shown in the top left corner.

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Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert @jshphotog.bsky.social · 10d

#Glasgow by Raymond Depardon - PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN photos from 1980, by the #Magnum #photographer who brought out widely discussed book of Glasgow photos in 2016. www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture...

A World in Color: Across the United Kingdom | Magnum Photos Magnum Photos

www.magnumphotos.com

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Graeme Purves @gaspurves.bsky.social · 10d

Is the Book of Kells a Pictish masterpiece? Victoria Whitworth's new book will be published later this month.
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookofKells
#Pictland

New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells, says academic

Exclusive: Author challenges assumption monks on Iona created manuscript, instead positing its origins are Pictish

www.theguardian.com

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