Gavin MacGregor

Another surviving #bathhouse for #MiningLandscapes’ definitive Scottish list. The Priory Colliery (Bothwell Castle 3 &4) #Blantyre, South #Lanarkshire built in 1932 in art deco style by William Baird & Co funded by the Miners Welfare under dark skies.
#Coal #MiningHeritage

Linocut print of standing stone with Pictish inscriptions by Michael Smith of Mythical Britain

The Craw Stane, Rhynie, Scotland for #StandingStoneSunday; a granite monument with Pictish inscriptions of a salmon and a whale-like beast. One of many linocut prints I've produced of standing stones and prehistoric monuments. To see similar, please visit www.mythicalbritain.co.uk/prints-of-st...

Two images showing different views of the same Pictish standing stone in Aberlemno churchyard, Angus, Scotland, by Godfrey Bingley, 1899

Pictish standing stone in Aberlemno churchyard, Angus, Scotland, by Godfrey Bingley, 1899

If you missed out we're running the same course, this time on Saturdays.

Missed Memorials: Andy Goldsworthy's 'Hanging Stones' and the Landscape of Memory This weekend I read Jonathan Jones’s review of the Andy Goldsworthy exhibition at the National Galleries of Scotland. Something about it - the review, not the exhibition - left me strangely cold, and ...

Here's a little meditation on landscape, and memory, and how much the 'meaning' of art can be collaborative with landscape and memory. It's about the wonderful Hanging Stones trail by Andy Goldsworthy.

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A group of replica British prehistoric pots by Potted History. Hand formed and coloured from red through buff and grey to black, and showing the variations in colour that result from being fired in an open fire.

A few of the replica Prehistoric ceramic treasures that could be yours if you visit our online shop potted-history.co.uk 🏺Neolithic carinated bowl from Orkney, Bronze Age Irish bowl from Kilmartin, red beaker, grape cup & accessory vessel from Stonehenge & Ava beaker from Caithness #Archaeology

You won't find a friendlier, more enthusiast, more diverse board than ours! If you work in landscape research or have expertise in fundraising or money matters, please consider applying!

Get creative by taking part in a competition to explain what the mysterious Neolithic Carved Stone Balls were used for. The competition is free, there are prizes, and the closing date is 19/09/2025 - see imagination-works.uk/competition/ for details and the online entry #pubarch #archaeology

Evidence for climate policy in Scotland, ClimateXChange, new podcast episode. Project snapshot: A soil route map for Scotland with Dr Sarah Buckingham

Dr Sarah Buckingham joins us to discuss the challenges of managing soil systems and a strategy for improved soil security across Scottish landscapes.

Check out this and all our podcast episodes on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/35OloIt...

Spiorad aird nam Murchan: Where the Moss Remembers An evocative reflection on the Ariundle Oakwoods—exploring memory, solitude, and the quiet wisdom of ancient forest paths.

“There are places where the veil between past and present thins.”

Step into Ariundle, where moss remembers and the forest speaks. 🌿

The 4th piece in my new inspired writing & photography series

www.rkphotographic.com/blog/2025/7/...

#SpioradAirdNamMurchan #NatureWriting #Ardnamurchan

Great opportunity to join the @archscot.bsky.social team and work with @clydevalleyarf.bsky.social @eddiecstewart.bsky.social & our partners @scarf-scot.bsky.social @helspencer.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social & WoSAS

#HESsupported #PublicArchaeology #Archaeology

‘Digging the Bigger Picture’ – two-day art and archaeology symposium Dr Antonia Thomas is a keynote speaker at a two-day art and archaeology symposium at the end of the month.

Dr Antonia Thomas is a keynote speaker at the 'Digging the Bigger Picture' art and archaeology symposium at the end of the month.
#archaeology #art&archaeology #ThinkUHI

Ardnamurchan Capture2Print Masterclass & Creative Retreat Unlock your creativity on the Ardnamurchan Creative Retreat. Join us for this transformative photography workshop with inspiring locations. Book now!

If you’d like to experience this unique place and start to tell your story of deep place and time, join on our Ardnamurchan Creative Retreat in 2026 (only one space remains in October) www.rkphotographic.com/ardnamurchan...

Spiorad àird nam Murchan

#ArdnamurchanSpirit

Thanks to an incredibly generous former student, we have some wonderful news for archaeology at Birkbeck: a new institute.

The Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies will enable research projects, support global collaborations, and fund studentships as well.

www.bbk.ac.uk/research/cen...

Black and white photo of a woman sitting on a drystone wall in the hills, eyes closed and smiling gently. She wears a dark jumper and jeans, with wild grass and rough stone all around. The light is soft, and the mood is peaceful and quietly powerful. Photo by Christie Hemm Klok

My book Drystone – A Life Rebuilt is out in just 3 weeks. I’ve poured everything into writing it and getting it out into the world as far as I can.

I’d love your help. A share, a preorder, a message to someone who might love it, it all makes a difference.

Info and links below.

#Scotland #Books

Diagrams indicating stratigraphic sections and a plan of the Mesolithic remains, depicting a circular ditch with several monoliths, postholes and stone wedging blocks. A photograph of one of the monoliths (a triangular stone with a wide, flat base and two tenons) is inset.

Mesolithic remains from the site of Le Plasker, part of the Carnac megalithic landscape, France #MesolithicMonday 🏺

Neolithic standing stones were constructed on the remains of a Mesolithic hut, indicating the complex has its origins much earlier than expected.

Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Four people in an area of woodland using a blue measuring tape to mark out a trench.

The rectangular trench cleared of vegetation and marked out with red string.

A view of the South Calder Water, a small river overhung by trees on both sides.

Volunteering today with @archscot.bsky.social dig on the site of Robert Owen’s New Orbiston manufactury nr Bellshill

Our trench is already looking interesting now we’ve cleared the vegetation @scotindustria.bsky.social @sticknetwork.bsky.social @nlheritage.bsky.social q

Stefan Milo - Ep 23 — Modern Myth with Tristan Boyle Stefan Milosavljevich is an archaelogy Youtuber who talks about archaeology, anthropology and human evolution. Tristan discusses online content creation, archaeology and the fight for truth against P...

It's a DOUBLE EPISODE day for my podcast Modern Myth. Starting with Episode 23, a conversation with @stefanmilo.bsky.social we discuss presenting archaeology to the public and more. Subscribe via your favourite podcast app or click the link www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/anarchaeolog...

New Sensory Approaches to the Past New Sensory Approaches to the Past assembles a series of research projects investigating cultural environments through the lens of the senses. The book presents the latest approaches to sensory archae...

UCL Press is delighted to announce the publication of a new open access book that may be of interest to list subscribers: New Sensory Approaches to the Past: Applied methods in sensory #heritage and #archaeology
Download it free: bit.ly/3Gx0fAS

#globalmuseum #books

So pleased that we have MA funding available this year for our MA Archaeology & Heritage Programme. Please spread the word (or get in touch if you have questions)!
www.bbk.ac.uk/student-serv...

Lochan na Crannaig, nr Kilchoan Ardnamurchan.

"Anam na Tìre – the soul of the land."
Join me on a journey through Ardnamurchan’s wild heart, where land and language intertwine.
A journey of writing & photography.
🔗 www.rkphotographic.com/blog/2025/7/...
#GaelicScotland #NatureWriting #Ardnamurchan #ScottishHighlands #ArdnamurchanSpirit

Join us this October for our course at the Poetry School (@poetryschool.bsky.social):

poetryschool.com/courses/tran...

"In this course, we will look at ways of developing other modes of seeing – chief among them, the use of the Archive as both prompt and source material for new work."

Uncovering an Archaeology of U.S. Empire in Panama An anthropologist investigates how the U.S. used archaeology to expand its influence in the Panama Canal Zone.

Archaeologists are revisiting sites across the Panama Canal Zone to unearth the human stories behind American imperialism. This Sapiens feature reveals how material remains illuminate the lives of Caribbean laborers, Indigenous groups, and U.S. engineers who shaped the area’s landscape and legacy.

Introducing the Poetry, Heritage, and Community Project

NEW: What is the relationship between poetry and place at heritage sites? Our new blog-post introduces the @torchoxford.bsky.social collaborative project with @englishheritage.bsky.social - Poetry, Heritage and Community: Inspiring Voices 👇 www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/intr...

Nature Beyond Cure: Disabled Perspectives Books that explore nature and living with disability and illness from disability perspectives. No magical cures here!

I've made a new list on @bookshop.org of books that explore nature / walking / the outdoors by disabled, neurodivergent and chronically ill writers - Nature Beyond Cure - aka our own narratives are messy and complex. Do share! #BookSky #DisabledWriters
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#ArtArchaeology

It was a pleasure to be back in Aspadrantes, #Algarve, this week to conduct further OSL sampling and digital documentation for the #MegalithicOrigins project. The heatwave was challenging but I could go to the beach in the evening ;-) Big thanks to Ricardo Soares and the Museu de Vila do Bispo!

🎺 If you’re heading to Spectacular Jousting at Caerlaverock Castle on the 26th and/or 27th July make sure to stop by #TheArtofEternalConnections display, which will be outside in a marquee. 🐴

Postcards with climate change and heritage words banned by the Trump administration.

Look what I made! Ask me for a postcard next time you see me.
#ClimateChange
#Heritage
#HeritageAtRisk
#BannedWords

A graphic with text that says "widening participation in archaeology" above the Volunteer Organisers Network logo.

Join the conversation: How do we improve access to archaeology?

At our upcoming event on 21 August, hear from @archscot.bsky.social about how to engage a more diverse range of people with archaeology through volunteering.

Book your free spot: bit.ly/VONaug25