Etherley
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Advance notice of a House History Workshop at St Ninians Library, Saint Ninians, Stirling, on Friday 21st November, 10am to 11.30am. Stirling Council Archives staff will guide you through #HouseHistory research in this hands-on workshop. Free, but booking essential. #OnePlaceWednesday
House History Workshop
Ever wondered when your house was built, who lived there before you, or what other buildings used to be nearby?
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October 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Advance notice of a House History Workshop at St Ninians Library, Saint Ninians, Stirling, on Friday 21st November, 10am to 11.30am. Stirling Council Archives staff will guide you through #HouseHistory research in this hands-on workshop. Free, but booking essential. #OnePlaceWednesday
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In one of our archive strong rooms there is a shelf. The shelf does not contain the most exciting or interesting item in the archive but it does contain something amazing.
Read this short thread to find out more. 🧵👇
Read this short thread to find out more. 🧵👇
August 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
In one of our archive strong rooms there is a shelf. The shelf does not contain the most exciting or interesting item in the archive but it does contain something amazing.
Read this short thread to find out more. 🧵👇
Read this short thread to find out more. 🧵👇
August 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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#WritingCommunity!
Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!
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Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!
Submit free via Submittable 👇
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New Writing Scotland publishes works by writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing, or inclination. Prose (fiction and nonfiction); poetry; drama; screenplays; and graphic artwork (mon...
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August 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
#WritingCommunity!
Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!
Submit free via Submittable 👇
nws.submittable.com/submit
Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!
Submit free via Submittable 👇
nws.submittable.com/submit
Travel-ted is enjoying his new Orkney chair. Handmade by Billy Fotheringhame. #OrkneyChair #Travelted
August 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Travel-ted is enjoying his new Orkney chair. Handmade by Billy Fotheringhame. #OrkneyChair #Travelted
Sometimes it is fun to have bad eyesight. I read this as "Fruit, plain or Chinese scones' and then spent a good 10 seconds wondering what Chinese scones are.
August 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Sometimes it is fun to have bad eyesight. I read this as "Fruit, plain or Chinese scones' and then spent a good 10 seconds wondering what Chinese scones are.
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those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this
August 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this
Great set from #Saltfishforty tonight in #Rousay Left before the dancing bit, cos I'm an auld woman.
July 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Great set from #Saltfishforty tonight in #Rousay Left before the dancing bit, cos I'm an auld woman.
Something wot i wrote... Really hope to find out how he got on with his travels after leaving Scotland. #CharlesMillot
Picture the scene.
It's 1901. It's Paris. You make a bet with some friends that you could walk around the world, funding the entire trip by selling postcards featuring photos of YOURSELF. You set off.
This is the story of Charles Millot. Read it now at: orkneyarchive.blogspot.com
It's 1901. It's Paris. You make a bet with some friends that you could walk around the world, funding the entire trip by selling postcards featuring photos of YOURSELF. You set off.
This is the story of Charles Millot. Read it now at: orkneyarchive.blogspot.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Something wot i wrote... Really hope to find out how he got on with his travels after leaving Scotland. #CharlesMillot
Been a bit down recently, but today was filled with fog, rain and an angry crow. Now I feel better.
July 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Been a bit down recently, but today was filled with fog, rain and an angry crow. Now I feel better.
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July 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
My well of good deeds was filled up today. Hopefully it'll last a few days. At least until i blurt out inappropriate information again.
July 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My well of good deeds was filled up today. Hopefully it'll last a few days. At least until i blurt out inappropriate information again.
Welcome Jaspert Flet to the 21st century #earlymodern #palaeography
July 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Welcome Jaspert Flet to the 21st century #earlymodern #palaeography
Oh the uncertainty of parties...
June 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Oh the uncertainty of parties...
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I feel like i'm on a film set, as my hair is all up with pins and a flower ready for the wedding. But now i have to wait around in a windy village until 2.30pm trying to protect it.
June 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I feel like i'm on a film set, as my hair is all up with pins and a flower ready for the wedding. But now i have to wait around in a windy village until 2.30pm trying to protect it.
Travelling sooth for a wedding. Not much traffic on our chosen road. Love hills. #Cairngorms
June 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Travelling sooth for a wedding. Not much traffic on our chosen road. Love hills. #Cairngorms