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Scottish history generalist with early modern tendencies. She/her. AuDHD

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Flitcraft @flitcraft.bsky.social · 11h

Mordor used to look quite pretty across the Forth - hope we wont be getting fireworks from the new Dark Lord though!

Black night sky view of the Firth of Forth from Newhaven harbour, showing three lights: the bright orange 'Eye of Mordor' flare from Mossmorran which is also shining on the clouds, the tiny red light of the Burntisland TV transmitter and the blue illumination of Newhaven lighthouse which is also reflected as a streak in the water.

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Flitcraft @flitcraft.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

For his own version and more goodies including pics of the original you want the 'Weekly Scotsman' 17 and 24 November 1923. It's not the same as the daily newspaper and I don't think it's digitised - here's a snippet

Newspaper cutting - A Gloomy Portrait

In a corner apart from these as if if no consequence was a large portrait of a man, dark and gloomy, standing up on a studio easel. It was varnished and all but obscured with the dirt of age. On an old tablet affixed to the frame was the painter’s name Raeburn. Only the eyes and the white neck cloth were visible - but what eyes! They looked at you through and through. I felt unaccountably attracted to this dirty old portrait. A strange uncanny feeling I could not account for, a tremor ran through my body I felt immovable. I realised distinctly that there were spirit people near me. I could sense the presence without seeing them. Words came distinctly to me “Ma portrait. Burns. My ain sel.” How or in what manner, I cannot say or explain but those familiar with soul science will understand

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Flitcraft @flitcraft.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

The Eye of Mordor!

Night sky of Firth of Forth showing Fife coast with orange flare at Mossmorran and Burntisland TV mast with red lights

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Flitcraft @flitcraft.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Here's Helen's signature from the family sequestration document (CS279/1807) where they signed away all the wealth in 1842

Signature of Helen McFarlane. Ink faded brown, Victorian cursive handwriting.

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Flitcraft @flitcraft.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

Me leaving Twitter while various blokes tut-tut

A girl in black mourning dress is accosted on a 19th century train by an irritating oblivious, bearded and bespectacled older man intent on getting her attention, not caring that she wants to left alone, as he leans over into her side of a railway carriage invading her space. Modern text inserted on image 'But WHY don't you like the marketplace of ideas?'

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Flitcraft @flitcraft.bsky.social · 20/09/2024

National Records of Scotland cutting hours which are bad enough already for access. I have problems accessing them at the moment which I was hoping to overcome and now if I do, a whole precious afternoon hour lost. Mornings are not workable for me.

Screenshot from twitter from National Records of Scotland -

From 30 September, NRS public services will be open to customers from 9 am-4 pm on weekdays.

This change will be introduced on a pilot basis over the winter months.

There will an opportunity for customers to provide feedback on opening hours from the start of the pilot period

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