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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 16h

An interesting article on the upcoming exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland, which I am very much looking forward to! www.thenational.scot/culture/best...

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In the footsteps of Rome: exploring Scotland’s Roman past

Built from around AD 142, the Antonine Wall ran for roughly 37 miles between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Hwæt! 🐉 Ever wondered what the epic poem Beowulf sounds like spoken in Old English? #NationalPoetryDay

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Fiona Robertson @stonelands.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Very excited to get my hands on a copy of this wonderful book about the amazing Breton stones by Wendy Mewes, with gorgeous illustrations by @classicalalan.bsky.social !

Cover of Stone Stories, featuring Men Marz, a menhir with a cross on top

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A Roman tombstone for #TombTuesday. It was found on Ludgate Hill in London in 1669, and marked the final resting place of centurion Vivius Marcianus. His wife Januaria Martina set it up for him some time in the third century.

A large carved stone with a figure of a man inside an arched top niche.

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A Roman mosaic of snails escaping a basket. 🏛️ Basilica Patricale, Aquileia 🇮🇹 🕰️ 4th century AD #MosaicMonday

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hmm I enjoyed the book but found the film very un-scary...

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Fiona Robertson @stonelands.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Duddo Stones: five strange megaliths on a hilltop in Northumberland. Sometimes they even sing. #StandingStoneSunday

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Genuine question from a non-US person - why are the university deciding the punishment for these criminals? Surely it is a matter for the police and the courts?

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

There are loads of Scottish Roman forts in my book The Road to Mons Graupius, from Trimontium in the Borders to Stracathro, the most northerly Roman fort in the world. You can buy it direct from the publisher at a discounted price here: tippermuirbooks.co.uk/product/the-... #RomanFortThursday

The cover of the book The Road to Mons Graupius by Alan Montgomery

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Looking at the price of Royal Albert tea sets on ebay, this seems highly unlikely...

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

That is great to hear - glad you are enjoying it!

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There is plenty of evidence of Roman activity in the north for three of four years after the battle, so nothing to suggest that it wasn't a Roman victory.

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If the battle you are referring to is Mons Graupius, then the Romans won that one!

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The ‘Jewel of Antiquity’ - a stone fragment from Balmuildy Roman Fort that names Urbicus as Governor of Britain, and in doing so identifies and dates the Antonine Wall. Part of the collections at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow 📸 My own #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanScotland

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...

The imposing Callanish Stones stand talk with their shadows spanning out across the glass. It's a super clear sky, but looks cold. Above the central stone is a strange figure-of-8 shape of dots. This is the location of the Sun, at noon, on various different days across the year.

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This is the six metre tall menhir of Kerampeulven in Finistère, Brittany. Perhaps due to its phallic shape, it was long believed to enhance fertility, so women who hoped to fall pregnant would rub their bellies against it. #StandingStoneSunday

A tall thin standing stone surrounded by dry grass and trees behind.

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Eric Orchard @inkybat.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Yesterday I did a major rewrite of my story and I went to bed super excited and woke up right at 5 am still excited and immediately started sketching out the new ideas. Here’s one

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Happy #StandingStoneSunday 🥳🌞 This is one of the taller stones (nearly twice head height) in the remote & spectacular Drizzlecombe stone row complex at Yelverton, Dartmoor 🥰 Well worth a visit! 📷 My own, May 2026

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

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Undiscovered Scotland @undisscot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The superbly preserved Craigmillar Castle, three miles south-east of the centre of Edinburgh. Mary, Queen of Scots came here in December 1566 when the "Craigmillar Bond", a plan to kill her second husband, Lord Darnley, was agreed. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Edinburgh

Craigmillar Castle. The image shows a grassy area in the foreground with a tall grey stone wall beyond it, with a circular tower at either end. The structure has battlements on top and there are gables and other parts of buildings projecting above the wall. Three people are standing on top of the right-hand tower. The scene is in sunlight.

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I've bought a ticket for London - looking forward to it!

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Some more lovely stained glass from the collection of the V&A in London, this panel showing a musical angel was made c. 1420-40 and originally came from Hardwick House in Suffolk.

A blue and yellow stained glass roundel showing an angel playing a stringed instrument.

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Well I suppose a man with wings is a bit strange...

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Some more lovely stained glass from the collection of the V&A in London, this panel showing a musical angel was made c. 1420-40 and originally came from Hardwick House in Suffolk.

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I've just looked him up on Wiki - the 'Personal life' section makes him sound like a proper charmer...🫢

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Nicolas Robert @robertsnickc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#Photography, the moment of the discovery of the statues of King Menkaure & his wife, Queen Khamerenbeti II (1910). King Menkaure was a king of the Fourth Dynasty in the Old Kingdom period (c. 2532-2503 BC) #sculpture #Egypt

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Another day, another email informing me that my private data has been accessed due to a 'security incident'. Will there ever come a point when we realise that having to give all our personal details every time we want to buy, book, register or subscribe to anything is maybe not such a good idea?

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Discovered (by me, at least) on a sunny cycle in Brittany last month, the Manor of Touche Carné was constructed in the 15th century and has recently been restored. #MedievalMonday

A stone manor house with a slate roof and and polygonal stair tower at one end. Trees behind, and a cloudy sky.

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Society of Antiquaries of Scotland @socantscot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

JOIN US: Support Our Work We believe that Scotland’s past is for everyone to research, share, enjoy and protect, at home and abroad. By becoming a Fellow, you can help us work towards this vision while learning about Scotland from the prehistoric to the present day: www.socantscot.org/join/

Two people (one smiling) wearing outdoor gear leaning by an archaeological trench in a mountainous setting; overlaid text reads: Join Us

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Discovered (by me, at least) on a sunny cycle in Brittany last month, the Manor of Touche Carné was constructed in the 15th century and has recently been restored. #MedievalMonday

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It's funny the things you stumble across in quiet corners of rural Brittany...

A weird dummy sitting in a deck chair next to a holy fountain in Montertelot, Brittany.

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Dr Craig Buchanan FSAScot @buchanan.today · 09/09/2026

And thus the dragon endeth the lesson. #WyrdWednesday

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

When I was in Brittany last month, I made a quick visit to the amazing Dolmen of Ty ar Boudiged, an ancient tomb that still retains its original mound. Its name translates into English as 'the House of the Fairies'. #TombTuesday

A mound of earth with a stone-lined doorway, in the shadow of a tree.

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A beautiful example of English 15th-century stained glass from Suffolk, featuring St Edmund, now in the collection of the V&A.

A stained-glass portrait of a bearded king, with a crown and a flowered robe.

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A beautiful example of English 15th-century stained glass from Suffolk, featuring St Edmund, now in the collection of the V&A.

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Somewhere I have always wanted to visit...

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Shropshire and Beyond @shropshirebeyond.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I stood in the rain for half an hour waiting for the sun to come out - and the result was this shot of Stokesay Castle, with Ragleth seen in the distance. Stokesay was built at the end of the 13th century by Laurence of Ludlow, who was one of the richest men in England. Tree-ring... #Shropshire

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Fiona Robertson @stonelands.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Britain’s most southerly standing stone: The Old Man of Gugh (Scilly). He used to be known as The Old Man Cutting Turf #StandingStoneSunday

Standing stone overlooking sea and a distant island (St Mary’s)

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Nestling in the shade of an oak on a hot August morning, this is the huge (nearly 5m tall) menhir of Kerelcun in Finisterre, Brittany. #StandingStoneSunday

A large standing stone shaded by an oak tree, with more trees behind and dried grass in front.

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Dr Andrew Tibbs @andrewtibbs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Exploring the Roman Antonine Wall at Watling Lodge. #Roman #archaeology #history #heritage #bordercollie

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LordWoolamaloo @lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I do love the old steel signposts with metal lettering, not so many still around. . #Ecosse #Scotland #photography #photographie

White painted steel sign, with black, metal, raised lettering, declaring "Ancient Monument", then below that "Antonine Wall Croy Hill 1/4 Mile"

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