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Keith Lilley
@profkdlilley.bsky.social
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Academic geographer on a long journey. Coventry kid, washed up on Ireland's shore. Interests in bench marks, industrial archaeology, maps and mapping, new towns, landscape histories, medieval stuff, pottering about on my bike, being outdoors 🚵 .. more

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Keith Lilley is Professor at Queen's University Belfast, known as a historical geographer and urban historian.

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Keith Lilley @profkdlilley.bsky.social · 3h
Slieve-na-Aura/Sliabh an Earra, a short but steep ride this afternoon, fantastic views across to Scotland, and what looks like some Ordnance Survey archaeology on the summit, possibly the remains of a hut, or a wall built to protect a tent for the survey team
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Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland @iaiarchaeo.bsky.social · 9h
Join us Monday 13 October at 7:30pm for the first of the IAI's online lecture series: "Characteristics and legacy effects of historic raised beds in Ireland".
Sign up here ▶️ buff.ly/q8bxsXN #archaeology #irisharchaeology #raisedbeds #modernarchaeology #postmedievalarchaeology
Characteristics and legacy effects of historic raised beds in Ireland
Learn about the distribution and properties of Raised Beds in Northwestern Ireland - a common and widespread agricultural practice
www.eventbrite.ie
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The Past and other Places @pastandotherplaces.bsky.social · 15h
Jean Payton Reid, architect and town planner (1917-97). Liberton Kirkyard, Edinburgh. Thought to have been Scotland's first female town planner. Family monument - pink granite obelisk.
#31DaysOfGraves day 12 notable women. #herstory
thepastandotherplaces.wordpress.com/2023/01/14/a...
Greek-style tall pointed obelisk in polished pink granite standing in a kirkyard. Most of the other gravestones are smaller and grey. The tower of the Kirk is prominent in the background. There are green shrubs and several bare-branched trees in the background.
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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 1d
This Wednesday, 18.30 - "Digital Futures of History", featuring, among others, yours truly talking about the future of digital folklore. www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-d.... An approximate text will go on my blog straight after.

@kings-dfi.bsky.social @kingsdh.bsky.social
The Digital Futures of History | King's College London
Join us in The Digital Futures of History in looking forward to the new ways in which we may soon be looking back.
www.kcl.ac.uk
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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 1d
Maxim Samson, Earth Shapers: How We Mapped and Mastered the World, from the Panama Canal to the Baltic Way - @profilebooks.bsky.social, August 2025; @uchicagopress.bsky.social, October 2025
profilebooks.com/work/earth-s...
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Earth Shapers
The globetrotting story of how humans have harnessed the geographical landscape and written ourselves onto our surroundings. Mountains, meridians, rivers, and borders—these are some of the features th...
press.uchicago.edu
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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · 1d
Very much looking forward to getting stuck into this new book from @marcmulholland.bsky.social bringing peasants to centre off Irish history
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Historic Towns Trust @historictownstrust.bsky.social · 1d
We’re at the @balhnews.bsky.social Herts. Beds. and Bucks. conference today. Do come and say hello!
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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 2d
VACANCY: KTP Associate – Peat Management and Restoration Project Officer based at @uhiinverness.bsky.social

(Desirable: Experience of 4 x 4 driving off-road)

www.nwh.uhi.ac.uk/en/staff/vac...
Staff - Vacancies - KTP Associate - Peat Management and Restoration Project Officer
www.nwh.uhi.ac.uk
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ENIGMAEU project @enigmaeu.bsky.social · 2d
Cultural Heritage Conference, 18 & 19 September 2025,
@UoNBookClub

This conference aims to unite researchers and practitioners to explore best practices in heritage management and conservation.
culturalheritageconference.org
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CFA Archaeology @cfaarchaeology.bsky.social · 2d
We are #hiring! #TeamCFA has a busy autumn ahead, with excavations scheduled across the UK. From prehistoric settlements to a medieval city centre, we have a wide variety of sites which would interest any archaeologist!

To find out more, visit our website: https://www.cfa-archaeology.co.uk/careers
An informational poster with blue background, listing the job positions available. A photo of a smiling woman is in the bottom right hand corner.
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Elizabeth Boyle @thecelticist.bsky.social · 2d
Just arrived. The posthumously published book of my late colleague, Dr Colmán Etchingham. Thanks to everyone who saw it through to publication. We plan to hold an event in Maynooth to mark its publication (details to follow). Available to order here: boydellandbrewer.com/book/vikings...
#MedievalSky
A copy of Colmán Etchingham, Vikings in Early Medieval Ireland: Church-raiding, Politics and Kingship (Boydell and Brewer, 2025).
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Keith Lilley @profkdlilley.bsky.social · 3d
Next stop Coleraine, looking forward to talking on "Anglo-Norman towns and townlands" at the end of the month, Portrush will feature and this intriguing map www.nifhs.org/events/a-jou...
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Keith Lilley @profkdlilley.bsky.social · 3d
Aw many thanks, that's great to hear, I enjoyed doing it 🙂
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Keith Lilley @profkdlilley.bsky.social · 3d
Looks good 👍 I'll be getting a copy too ☺️
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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 3d
Dr Angela Byrne, author of Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 32, Ballyshannon//Béal Átha Seanaidh, talks about what new perspectives it can offer on the history of the town.
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Suzanne Karr Schmidt @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social · 3d
Brilliant Colleague's
New Book Alert!

Buy Chris Fletcher's latest,
hot off the presses or read the OPEN ACCESS version online!
www.arc-humanities.org/978180270096...
Arc Humanities book cover for "Public Engagement in the European Middle Ages: Medieval Solutions for a Modern Crisis."
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Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 3d
New on CollectionsCaptured is a wonderfully illustrated set of 17 proof copies of early 17th Century maps, later included in John Speed's 'Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine'.

All 17 pages can be seen here on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
[Ref. Freinds/JSM]
Proof of a map of Country Durham. Proof of a map of Montgomery Shire
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John Sabapathy @jwwsabapathy.bsky.social · 3d
Chapeau to @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social for his wonderful new book which has just arrived, an amazingly global and ecumenical volume, in all senses! Beautifully produced by OUP (and before publication day!?).

A spur to others!
Front cover of Charles West's Europe in the Eleventh Century
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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 3d
Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History
Dublin City University - School of History & Geography #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY744/a...
Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History at Dublin City University
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
www.jobs.ac.uk
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Nick Millea @milleanick.bsky.social · 4d
Time for the next @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Maps blog from @stuartackland.bsky.social taking us back to the First World War & a close look at trench maps. What are these unusual numbered circles? Learn more at: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/
@bcsmaps.bsky.social @westernfrontww1.bsky.social
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Oswald's Raven @oswaldsraven.bsky.social · 4d
I'm giving an online lecture next Thursday evening, in aid of Peterborough Cathedral. I'll be talking about Oswald's cult at Peterborough and his continental connections. There will be arm relics and ravens! 💪 #MedievalSky

To book tickets: peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/event/in-per...
ppt slide. Title "The surprising afterlife of a Northumbrian king: the cult of St Oswald in Peterborough and beyond". Image from a medieval German manuscript shows Oswald and Aidan at the Easter feast, with beggars. Gold background and architectural frame.
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Jackman Humanities Institute @jhievents.bsky.social · 4d
📢 The JHI invites applications for the 2026–27 Critical Digital Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowship, a 1 year fellowship supporting a recent PhD.

Theme: Doubles, Doppelgangers

📅 Apply by Nov 25, 2025 | 4pm EST
🔗 More info: uoft.me/cdh26-27

#digitalhumanities #DH #postdoc #postdoctoral
A long hallway flanked by a series of floor to ceiling mirrors that reflect infinitely. The text overlay is Call for Applications: 2026-27 Critical Digital Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowship. The deadline is November 25, theme is Doubles, Doppelgangers.
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LIVINGMAPS @livingmaps.bsky.social · 4d
Interested in creating more inclusive maps? Join us for a hands-on workshop on the 18th October to learn about and practice inclusive mapping www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inclusive-...
Inclusive Mapping Workshop: Creating a Design Brief
Join us for a hands-on workshop to learn about and practice inclusive mapping
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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Places Journal @placesjournal.bsky.social · 5d
A mapping workshop with refugees from Homs, Syria, asked participants to draw their neighborhoods from memory, bridging gaps between houses to generate a shared image of a city destroyed by war. To rebuild justly, residents will need to understand this pluralist city as others have lived within it.
Memory Maps of Homs, Syria
A mapping workshop with refugees from Homs, Syria, illuminates the complexity of rebuilding after war.
placesjournal.org
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Keith Lilley @profkdlilley.bsky.social · 5d
Oh yes, more maps, another public talk this time with Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society, Wednesday evening all welcome 👍
www.belfastsociety.org/page-2/
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History at Queen's University Belfast @qubhistory.bsky.social · 6d
QUB History will be participating in the 2026 Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship competition. Eligible applicants (post-PhD) with strong proposals should contact a suitable mentor (www.qub.ac.uk/schools/happ...) to discuss application (EOI closes 5 Nov.)
www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career...
www.leverhulme.ac.uk
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Keith Lilley @profkdlilley.bsky.social · 7d
Yes
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Keith Lilley @profkdlilley.bsky.social · 7d
Great to see the latest IHTA, the atlas series has been going now for an impressive forty years, a fantastic research resource
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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 7d
RIA will launch IHTA no. 32, Ballyshannon, with a special event held at the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon on 9 Oct

Book your tickets here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=FJ5RcO4shUmBIabQsPKVagEk8nycQwVNgsnddUEEIwVUQjFBM0MxSUFXQkNCODBHQlQyM01POVJLWS4u&route=shorturl
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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 7d
RIA will launch IHTA no. 32, Ballyshannon, with a special event held at the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon on 9 Oct

Book your tickets here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=FJ5RcO4shUmBIabQsPKVagEk8nycQwVNgsnddUEEIwVUQjFBM0MxSUFXQkNCODBHQlQyM01POVJLWS4u&route=shorturl
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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 8d
*NEWS* We are delighted to share that Kayleigh Hibberd has been shortlisted in the Early Career Archaeologist category #ArchaeologicalAchievementAwards.
The winners will be revealed on 28 November at Queen’s University Belfast. The event will be live streamed on @archaeologyuk.bsky.social's YouTube.
A picture of an archaeologist wearing a hard hat and high visibility vest standing in a test pit on an archaeological site. The captions on the image read: On the shortlist! Early Career Archaeologist Archaeological Achievement Awards Sponsored by the Royal Archaeological Institute
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