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How many deaths to end a war? ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is a thriller set mainly in northern Scotland during World War Two. The fictional Sarclet Castle, south of Wick, plays an important part in the story. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/ets/index.html

The fictional Sarclet Castle, partly based on the real Castle of Mey. The image shows a path leading through a rose garden with a high stone wall on the right and a low flagstone wall and trees on the left. At the far end of the garden is a five-storey stone tower house topped off by battlements and a flagpole. The side facing us is in shadow and the sky is light blue. The front cover of ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is shown in the top left corner.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It rained most of yesterday, and it's raining now.

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Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · 19h

Me, swiping through this listing: This is dull, this is dull, dull, still dull, boring, oh... 😯

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 23h

🧵The iconic limestone pavements of Yorkshire, famously found around Malham Cove and Ingleborough, are spectacular post-glacial landscapes. Formed and exposed by the last Ice Age, these flat expanses of Carboniferous limestone feature blocks known as ‘clints’, separated by deep fissures

Twisleton Scar’s hawthorn trees are among the most photographed and recognisable natural landmarks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Rather than being a single tree with a documented historical story or human-planted heritage, these hardy hawthorns are celebrated for their resilience, distinctive appearance and close connection to the ancient landscape. Their story is inseparable from the rugged limestone pavements of Twisleton Scar. Growing from thin soils between the limestone, the trees have endured centuries of harsh weather, strong winds and exposed conditions. Their twisted forms and weather-beaten branches are a reminder of nature’s ability to survive in challenging environments, making them an iconic symbol of the Yorkshire Dales. Image: Wind-formed hawthorn tree against a stormy sky on Twisleton Scar limestone pavement, Mike Green CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 23h

‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. The two central characters visit Cairn Head in Galloway where this temporary harbour is being tested. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-fof/ind...

This modern image shows the coastline near Cairn Head in Galloway, with a rocky beach in the foreground and on the right, as far as the horizon just above the middle of the frame. The narrow band of visible sea is blue, and the sky is blue with the light coming from the right. There is a black and white image inset into the bottom right of the frame showing a reverse view from the air with a temporary harbour with a roadway leading to the beach shown in the main photograph. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top left corner.

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Following Hadrian @followinghadrian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#AmphitheatreSaturday – The El Djem amphitheatre (ancient Thysdrus) in Tunisia, built in the 3rd century AD, is one of the largest Roman amphitheatres, seating up to 35,000 spectators. Its three tiers of arcades and underground passages for animals and gladiators showcase impressive engineering.

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Jan @janbarrrker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#31DaysOfGraves Day 3: Glass An "Immortelle" at Garvald Parish Church, East Lothian. I saw this while taking part in a @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social Church Recording Project -another great reason to take part!

A glass domed immortelle used to display dried flowers at a grave marker. Encasing the glass dome is a circular, rusted wire protective frame designed to shield the glass from damage

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A short drone vid taken on Wednesday of Beinn Bhan.

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Ken Lussey @kenlussey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Can somewhere be loved to death? ‘Bridge of Sighs’ is a fast-paced new murder mystery set in Edinburgh and northern Scotland. Lochinver in Sutherland is visited by the central characters in their hunt for a murderer. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple: www.kenlussey.com/bos/index.html

The image shows pontoons forming part of the harbour at Lochinver in the foreground with some small boats moored at them. Beyond is the blue of Loch Inver, while across the middle of the frame is a band of land rising to low stony hills. Close to the edge of the loch is a scatter of mainly white houses and cottages. The sky is mainly blue. The front cover of ‘Bridge of Sighs’ is shown in the bottom left corner.

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Many people are still surprised to discover that the lands to the north of Hadrian's Wall are dotted with Roman sites including forts, roads, camps and bathhouses. To find out more, check out my books, both currently reduced if you buy direct from the publisher: shorturl.at/7Ytav #RomanSiteSaturday

The cover of two books by Alan Montgomery, entitled the Road to Mons Graupius and Walking the Antonine Wall

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Not exactly 'Ambre Solaire' weather out there today, but at least the wind has died down.

A still loch reflecting some red in the sky.

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

When the hunter becomes the prey. ‘The High Road’ is a fast-paced contemporary thriller set in central Scotland and the far north-west. Balnakeil Church is visited by the central character. Available as a Kindle, Kobo, Apple or audiobook. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-thr/ind...

The image shows a corner view of a ruined T-shape church whose walls are still standing but which is roofless. The long wall on its left is entirely covered in ivy while other walls are more visible. There are gravestones in the foreground set amongst rough grass. The sea can be glimpsed on the right. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘The High Road’ is shown in the top right corner.

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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Phwoar! Spotted yesterday in Castleton, 1979 Ford Capri Mk3 3.0 Ghia.

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Scottish Beach Project @scottishbeach.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A beautiful day in the north west Highlands yesterday, taking the beach count beyond 320 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Ken Lussey @kenlussey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

‘The Eye of Horus’ is an atmospheric World War Two thriller that moves from the Highlands of Scotland to Malta. The Station Hotel in Kyle of Lochalsh, now the Lochalsh Hotel, has a role in the story. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/eoh/index.html

This modern image shows the Lochalsh Hotel in Kyle of Lochalsh as a large white-painted building in the upper right of the frame with its name on the front, facing left, and on the near end of the hotel. In the foreground is the old ferry slipway with stone walls up to the hotel car park and front lawn. In the background is the arc of the Skye Bridge with, distantly beyond it, the hazy mountains of Skye. The sky is light blue. The front cover of ‘The Eye of Horus’ is shown in the bottom right corner.

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Andrew Spratt @dirleton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Dryburgh Abbey, Borders (Scotland) 'Historic Scotland' image & reconstruction mock-up. Abbey burnt by invading English forces in 1322, 1385 & 1544 during the Wars of Rough Wooing, leading to Ancrum Moor where English Commander, Sir Ralph Evers was skinned for desecrating the Border Abbeys.

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NPicts @northernpicts.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Super pleased to see this out (and open access!). Moluag was clearly an important figure in Pictland, here we got to help the team who made such important discoveries at Moluag's monastery get the word on the street about the importance of Lismore and the new findings! tinyurl.com/5cb9vf3p

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A major monastic centre? Rethinking Lismore’s place in the ecclesiastical landscapes of early medieval Britain | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

A major monastic centre? Rethinking Lismore’s place in the ecclesiastical landscapes of early medieval Britain - Volume 100 Issue 413

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Flying towards Beinn Bhan yesterday. (Probably worth clicking through to see more detailed views). A nice quiet beach on that loch, if you fancy a very long trek!

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Can somewhere be loved to death? ‘Bridge of Sighs’ is a fast-paced new murder mystery set in Edinburgh and northern Scotland. Kilmuir on the Black Isle has a role to play in the early part of the story. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-bos/ind...

Kilmuir on the Black Isle. The image shows a linear village curving round to the right from the near left to the distant right. White cottages are fronted by a road and a grassy area that drops over rocks to a stony beach in the foreground and the sea. The ground rises behind the cottages and is covered in trees. The sky is blue and the scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Bridge of Sighs’ is shown in the bottom left corner.

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you like hillforts AND Brochs, here's a fantastic combo for #HillfortsWednesday Edin's Hall: a Late Iron Age broch inside a rectangular enclosure inside an earlier Iron Age bivallate 0.9ha hillfort Scottish Borders / Crìochan na h-Alba Kite photo © Hamish Fenton 2011 🤩 #HillfortsWednesday

Aerial photo looking down at the grass covered ramparts of an Iron Age hillfort with circular stone broch on the left and trees beyond

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🧵There has been a lot of discussion over the last few days about the politicising of a nostalgic view of the UK that never really existed, at least not for the vast majority of the population. The image of the traditional British country pub, a roaring log fire, wooden beams, a pint on the table

A romanticised 1946 depiction of a rural English village. Several villagers carry out various types of agricultural work, such as tending horses and fixing wheels on carts, whilst others are engaged in conversation outside the village pub.

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Italian photographer Valerio Minato spent 6 years trying to capture one perfect shot near Turin, Italy, where the Basilica of Superga, the Monviso mountain, and the Moon lined up in a single frame. Good Morning Blue Sky

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Ken Lussey @kenlussey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A game of secrets and lies. 'Bloody Orkney' is a fast-paced thriller set in Scotland, mainly in Orkney, during WW2. Stromness has changed since 1942 but would still be recognisable to the book's characters. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple: www.kenlussey.com/blork/index....

This modern image shows Stromness built on rising ground beyond its harbour, with fishing boats moored in the foreground and buildings on the hillside in the background. The scene is in bright sunlight. The front cover of ‘Bloody Orkney’ is shown in the top right corner.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🧵Many first heard heard of Scarborough Fair through the famous English folk song, but it was once a major centre of medieval trade. Its origins lay in a royal charter granted by King Henry III in 1253, allowing Scarborough to hold a fair from the Feast of the Assumption to Michaelmas Day (today).

The illustration show a 15th-century manuscript illustration of a medieval market scene,

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy 479th Birthday to Miguel Cervantes who was born #onthisday in 1547 🎂 In his most famous work Don Quixote, the title character charges at windmills, mistaking them for monstrous giants with swords, so in tribute we're all going up Burgar Hill in #Orkney to tilt at the wind turbines. 🎉

The cover of the Penguin edition of Don Quixote

A painting of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza at a windmill

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Lost Glasgow @lostglasgow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Nice, today, to bump into my late art teacher mum's old friend, David Ross Warrillow. David paints remarkably detailed still-lifes, but for a few years, in the 1980s, he did a brilliant series of tenement paintings. Pic: Corner of Henderson St and Mount St, Maryhill (The Fleming Collection).

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Relentless pursuit and a grisly murder. ‘Hide and Seek’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Stirling Castle and across Scotland - including Kyle of Lochalsh station - during World War Two. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-has/ind...

This modern image shows Kyle of Lochalsh railway station. There are tracks in the foreground leading to the right and the station is made of wood with a canopy and a slate roof. There’s a glimpse of a loch in the background and beyond it is a wooded hillside. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Hide and Seek’ is shown in the bottom right corner.

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Caroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“Tarot Reader Girl - Optical Illusion Skull“ by Olga Beliaeva

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Glasgow has an amazing number of plaques and memorial, with many different designs, but this is one of my favourites. I especially like the shape and the sculpted hand. Cont./ #glasgow #memorial #williamprimrose #plaque #viola

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Ken Lussey @kenlussey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Can somewhere be loved to death? ‘Bridge of Sighs’ is a fast-paced new murder mystery set in Edinburgh and northern Scotland. The Kylesku Bridge appears in the story as well as on the cover. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/bos/index.html

The image shows a high-level view down onto the Kylesku Bridge from above its north end. The roadway comes into the bottom left of the frame and curves left and then right as it is carried over a stretch of water on angled supports. There is a loch in the upper left of the frame and the rough ground beyond the loch and bridge blends into rocky hills in the distance. The viewer is looking into the sun. The front cover of ‘Bridge of Sighs’ is shown in the bottom right corner.

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Andrew Spratt @dirleton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Lochleven Castle (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up. An island stronghold of the Douglas family. Site famous as prison of Mary Queen of Scots in 1567-68. She escaped to Niddry Castle. #LochlevenCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

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Lost Glasgow @lostglasgow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Opened #OTD in 1831, Scotland's first passenger railway, the Glasgow and Garnkirk Railway. The line was originally run as a goods service, funded by Charles Tennant & Co manufacturers, with horse-drawn coal trucks operating on the 4ft 6in wide Scotch Gauge line. Pic: David Octavius Hill

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

You can’t ask a dead man who pulled the trigger. ‘A Tangled Web’ is a fast-paced contemporary thriller set in northern Scotland. The magnificent beach at Oldshoremore serves as a backdrop to the story. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-atw/ind...

The beach at Oldshoremore. The image shows an extensive length of beach facing to the left out to sea. It has light-coloured sand and is backed by dunes. There is marram grass at the foot of the frame and a headland sweeps to the left beyond the beach, ending in an island. The sea is rough and there are two tiny figures walling along the beach. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘A Tangled Web’ is shown in the bottom right corner.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It's designed to do this, but here's the dam at Loch Coire nan Arr being breached this morning, after heavy overnight rain. For reference, how it usually looks in a typical dry Spring.

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Andrew Spratt @dirleton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Reconstruction mock-up of Finlaggan on Eilean Mór, Islay, (Scotland). Stronghold of Clan Donald from the 1200s. #HistoryRebuilt #Finlaggan

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Chris Townsend @christownsend.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ten years ago today I was in the High Sierra in California on the fourth day of one of my favourite walks, Yosemite Valley to Death Valley. It was very hot and very beautiful. #hiking

A landscape with trees and rocky mountains under a blue sky.

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Ken Lussey @kenlussey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

One broch, two millennia, three murders. ‘Thicker Than Water’ is a compelling murder mystery set in northern Scotland. The Castle of Old Wick in Caithness is visited as the hunt for a killer gathers pace. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/ttw/index.html

The image shows a view along a fenced path in the bottom right of the frame. It leads to a square roofless stone structure with an uneven wall top near the middle of the frame. To the left of the path the ground drops down steep grassy slopes to cliffs and there is an inlet of the sea with rough water in the bottom left of the frame, with rocks to its left. There is open sea in the background and the scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Thicker Than Water’ is shown in the top right corner.

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This old wall on the banks of the Clyde in the East End of Glasgow might not look like much, but it's got a great story behind it, and its one that still has an impact to this day. Cont./ #glasgow #glasgowhistory #harviesdyke #publicrightofway

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Suffolk Detectorist @sdetectorist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

With a few very rare exceptions the only coin minted from around the 760's to 1279 was the silver penny. Fractions would be achieved by cutting the coin, in half for a halfpenny, and quarters for a farthing (aka fourthing) From 1279 under Edward I round fractions were produced.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The south face of Beinn Bhan.

A break in the cloud on a green hilly landscape.

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Can somewhere be loved to death? ‘Bridge of Sighs’ is a fast-paced new murder mystery set in Edinburgh and northern Scotland. The central characters visit Chanonry Point to watch dolphins at the end of the book. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-bos/ind...

The image shows a group of people standing on a beach whose edge runs across the foot of the frame, with the sea beyond. Most have their backs to the viewer. There’s a couple on the right, with a man standing to their left looking through a camera mounted on a tripod, then, beyond a gap, a woman carrying a child with two more small children standing in front of her. Everyone except the smallest child is looking at the dorsal fin of a dolphin which can be seen a little offshore. The sea is blue and in the distance there’s a line of land. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Bridge of Sighs’ is shown in the bottom right corner.

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Cast iron Victorian grave marker in the New Kilpartick Parish Churchyard in Bearsden, near Glasgow. Grave markers like this are particularly Scottish, and many were produced by George Smith's Sun Foundry in Port Dundas in Glasgow. Cont./ #glasgow #architecture #sunfoundry #bearsden #gravestone

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Lost Glasgow @lostglasgow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A beautiful splash of colour for the first day of autumn - the back page of The Glasgow Herald guide to the attractions on offer at the 1938 Empire Exhibition in Bellahouston Park. I love how the artist has made all the visitors - men and women - look like Hollywood movie stars.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon. many more here: www.newscientist.com/author/tom-gauld/

Image: A graph with lots of red dots clustered together in a curve. The are all looking upwards at a single red dot wearing sunglasses.

Caption: Mike was an outlier and would probably be excluded from the study, but all the other data points secretly thought he was really cool.

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Arachnid Press @arachnidpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. Cairnryan in Galloway plays an important part as the search for a spy builds towards its conclusion. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/fof/index.html

This modern image shows part of Cairnryan in Galloway. A road crosses the frame from the bottom left corner to the lower right. On its near side is a grassy area that fills the bottom right of the frame. On the far side of the road is a line of houses and cottages mainly finished in white, with some houses on a higher level at the near end. Behind the buildings is a wooded hillside. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top right corner.

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