Honour isnt a word id associate with this infamous episode in our national heritage narrative. 🏺😥
05.03.2026 19:27 — 👍 40 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0Honour isnt a word id associate with this infamous episode in our national heritage narrative. 🏺😥
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Are you free this Summer to join a Scottish Archaeological adventure?
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Great museum and great location!
24.02.2026 11:49 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Ha ha! That you always win!
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My latest blog is all about the oldest image of Stirling Castle open.substack.com/pub/stirling...
20.02.2026 06:31 — 👍 17 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 1Thanks fair enough! Will ponder… February’s book budget already blown!
18.02.2026 13:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Looks great… hate to be cheeky but do you know what the online options will be yet? Will be able to read it online like other Sidestone press volumes?
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New book on pre-order - 'Royalty and Ritual: The Landscape of Power in Early Medieval Scotland and Europe' edited by Professor Alex Sanmark ( @thinkuhi.bsky.social Institute for Northern Studies), Dr Mark Hall, Professor Jane Geddes & Dr Oisin Plumb (UHI INS)
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Folks. Please consider supporting Talking-up Scotland. Prof Robertson works his socks off for the Independence movement daily with the TuS research and with your donation can take on other part-time researchers to help him out.
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I’ve been seeing this story all morning. I share the horror and anger. We have a historian with an utter disregard to the actual past (and present and future) and a uni PR team that quite frankly needs to go offline.
15.02.2026 10:52 — 👍 47 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 0Definitely!
15.02.2026 13:19 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I completely agree. It needs root and branch reform. I’m in favour of licenses.
15.02.2026 13:16 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I still think the Scottish system needs reformed. The post-ex bill gets bigger each year and is completely beyond the whole sector.
15.02.2026 13:14 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Yes in theory but not before deep public review and the NMS tends to step in as museum of last resort. It would be astonishing for any Roman coin hoard (no native ones of course) to end up
auctioned.
Completely shameful.
15.02.2026 12:04 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0This could not happen in Scotland!
15.02.2026 11:57 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0What shameful conduct.
15.02.2026 09:30 — 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This is what happens when 'treasure' can't be bought by a museum - the hoard has been broken up into individual auction lots & will disappear into many different hands, some overseas.
When do we start saying enough is enough??
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#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting 🏺
Join up to 8000 visitors at one of Scotland’s most iconic events on 15th August, 10:00–17:00, at Stirling Sports Village.
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Bet there was some swearing when they spotted that!
14.02.2026 14:32 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Wow… so presumably quarried somewhere close by but never recovered?
14.02.2026 13:53 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Even worse are those who charge for rallies! Profits privatised costs nationalised!
13.02.2026 20:24 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Which one are you? Sorry couldn’t resist!
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How to research Scotland’s amazing past for FREE!
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Older headstones were routinely reused as building material. Dunblane cathedral has reused fragments up to 1 mile away in walls.
08.02.2026 10:31 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Can't get enough of the wonderful Dr Murray Cook and his adventures in Scottish Archaeology? ha ha....first seek medical advice and then when its safe....look up my Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/@murraycook3...
08.02.2026 07:43 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Be part of an unforgettable day at the Stirling Highland Games, Saturday 15th August, 10:00–17:00.
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My latest blog is all about the Battle of Bannockburn.
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If you live in the UK and value the BBC, please give your thoughts on its future ahead of charter renewal
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I'm taking pre-orders on my new book a broch-like structure near Stirling... Its £30. The first 50 will receive a signed and numbered copy with your name printed in the volume recording your support. If you’re interested please let me know m.j.cookstirling35@gmail.com
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