Ian Ebbage
@ianebbage.bsky.social
The Ancient World & more recent history. Mosaics. And, of course, birds.
East Lothian.
East Lothian.
At Knole House in Kent #adoorablethursday
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
At Knole House in Kent #adoorablethursday
The remains of King Edward's Gate into the Cathedral Close in Gloucester. It is named after King Edward II, who was brought here for burial after his murder at Berkeley Castle in 1327 #thursgate
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The remains of King Edward's Gate into the Cathedral Close in Gloucester. It is named after King Edward II, who was brought here for burial after his murder at Berkeley Castle in 1327 #thursgate
Saladin's Citadel in Cairo, started in 1176 & the centre of government until 19c #wallsonwednesday
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Saladin's Citadel in Cairo, started in 1176 & the centre of government until 19c #wallsonwednesday
Dunlin roosting on the harbour-wall in Musselburgh #EastLothian #waderwednesday
November 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Dunlin roosting on the harbour-wall in Musselburgh #EastLothian #waderwednesday
A misericord in St Mary's Cathedral in Limerick #woodensday
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
A misericord in St Mary's Cathedral in Limerick #woodensday
#tilesontuesday in the Chancel of Chester Cathedral
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
#tilesontuesday in the Chancel of Chester Cathedral
Pine Trees dominating the skyline on the Garleton Hills in #EastLothian (with a view towards Fife) #thicktrunktuesday
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Pine Trees dominating the skyline on the Garleton Hills in #EastLothian (with a view towards Fife) #thicktrunktuesday
A mosaic of a tame gazelle wearing a collar with a bell, from Dougga in Tunisia in 3c AD. "Bodala" seems to be a (nick)name but the significance is not clear. (Bardo Museum, Tunis) #mosaicmonday
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
A mosaic of a tame gazelle wearing a collar with a bell, from Dougga in Tunisia in 3c AD. "Bodala" seems to be a (nick)name but the significance is not clear. (Bardo Museum, Tunis) #mosaicmonday
Adult and juvenile Sandwich Terns in August at Port Seton in #EastLothian #SuperSeaBirdSunday
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Adult and juvenile Sandwich Terns in August at Port Seton in #EastLothian #SuperSeaBirdSunday
The "Viking Raid - Judgement Day" stone (800-825), possibly representing the Viking Raid of 793: in the Lindisfarne Museum #stoneworksunday
November 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The "Viking Raid - Judgement Day" stone (800-825), possibly representing the Viking Raid of 793: in the Lindisfarne Museum #stoneworksunday
#stainedglasssunday by Marc Chagall, in All Saints,Tudeley
in Kent
in Kent
November 23, 2025 at 7:40 AM
#stainedglasssunday by Marc Chagall, in All Saints,Tudeley
in Kent
in Kent
The west door to the ruined Elgin Cathedral #adoorablethursday
November 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The west door to the ruined Elgin Cathedral #adoorablethursday
Drum Castle in Aberdeenshire #thursgate
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Drum Castle in Aberdeenshire #thursgate
A Grey Plover on a grey day, on the Tyningham Lagoon in the John Muir Country Park in #EastLothian #waderwednesday
November 19, 2025 at 7:07 AM
A Grey Plover on a grey day, on the Tyningham Lagoon in the John Muir Country Park in #EastLothian #waderwednesday
Falkland Palace in Fife, a favourite resort of Mary Queen of Scots #windowsonwednesday #wallsonwednesday
November 19, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Falkland Palace in Fife, a favourite resort of Mary Queen of Scots #windowsonwednesday #wallsonwednesday
An avenue of Poplars on the Winton Estate in #EastLothian #thicktrunktuesday
November 18, 2025 at 7:06 AM
An avenue of Poplars on the Winton Estate in #EastLothian #thicktrunktuesday
Looking up the Moray Firth from Chanonry Point #tidesouttuesday
November 18, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Looking up the Moray Firth from Chanonry Point #tidesouttuesday
The tomb of John, Lord D'Arcy and Meinell (1441), in Selby Abbey. It has seen better days #monumentmonday #memorialmonday
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The tomb of John, Lord D'Arcy and Meinell (1441), in Selby Abbey. It has seen better days #monumentmonday #memorialmonday
#MallardMonday in Lochend Park in Edinburgh
November 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
#MallardMonday in Lochend Park in Edinburgh
A naked Aphrodite rising from the sea, representing rebirth and baptism in the iconography of the Coptic Church. An example of the Church drawing on themes from #classicalmythology: #syncretism. From Heracleopolis/Ahnes in Upper Egypt (3/4c). In the Coptic Museum in Cairo. #stoneworksunday
November 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
A naked Aphrodite rising from the sea, representing rebirth and baptism in the iconography of the Coptic Church. An example of the Church drawing on themes from #classicalmythology: #syncretism. From Heracleopolis/Ahnes in Upper Egypt (3/4c). In the Coptic Museum in Cairo. #stoneworksunday
1st winter Black-headed Gull in Figgate Park in Edinburgh #SuperSeabirdSunday
November 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
1st winter Black-headed Gull in Figgate Park in Edinburgh #SuperSeabirdSunday
4c baptismal font in the Church of Ss Sergius & Bacchus in Old Cairo #fontsonfriday
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 AM
4c baptismal font in the Church of Ss Sergius & Bacchus in Old Cairo #fontsonfriday
The Conan Doyle in York Place in Edinburgh #pubfrontfriday
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The Conan Doyle in York Place in Edinburgh #pubfrontfriday