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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Easterton Of Roseisle Stone - a Class 1 Pictish Symbol Stone discovered at Moray in 1894. The stone probably dates to the 5th or 6th centuries, and is now part of the collections at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. 📸 My own #StandingStoneSunday #Picts

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Kate North @curatorkate.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The stunning 12th century chancel arch, surrounded by a gorgeous backdrop of warm-toned limewash and lime plaster, in the Church of St. Margaret of Antioch, Knotting, Bedfordshire 💕

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Following Hadrian @followinghadrian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#ArtefactSunday – Two ivory Roman folding-knife handles carved in the form of gladiators. The figure on the left represents a secutor, with his distinctive enclosed helmet and rectangular shield. Dated to the 3rd century AD; the gladiatorial type and date of the second handle are uncertain.

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HiPa125 @hipa125.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

EuroPhoenix #Class37 37800 ‘Cassiopeia’ working ROG 0H66 1005 Derby Rail Technical Centre > Tyseley Light Maintenance Depot through Peartree

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Tom Singleton @tomsingleton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Admiral Robert Blake was born on this day in 1598. He was born in what is now the Blake Museum in Bridgwater. #History #Bridgwater #Somerset

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The 15th century west tower doorway of St Mary & St Bartholomew’s Church at Cranborne in Dorset. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #Cranborne #Dorset

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Some nice coastal plants today..Marsh Samphire, Rock Samphire, Sea Aster, Sea Campion

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ancient and beautiful amber pendants worn by hunter-gatherers during the Danish Mesolithic some 10,000 years ago! 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo shows three glossy, bright orange, drop-shaped pieces of amber arranged in a row against a dark background in a museum display case. Each piece of amber is decorated with finely incised patterns. The smalleest piece on the left is decorated with a comb motif- three horizontal lines with short vertical lines on top. The largest piece in the middle has a patchwork of alternating incised rectangles, and the piece on the right has four evenly spaced horizontal rows a Ross the surface made up of drilled pits. Each piece of amber has a hole at the top suggesting it was attached to a cord to be worn as jewellery or suspended.

Amber has many properties which may have been associated with 'magic'. For example, when rubbed against fur, amber produces static electricity which can give off sparks in the dark, make hair stand on end, and attract small things towards it.

These pieces are part of the collections of the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. They are currently on loan at the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle, Germany for the ‘Shamaness’ temporary exhibition.

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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Carrying its final number of 47971, former 47480 ‘Robin Hood’ stands at Rugby. The loco would meet its end at Kingsbury in 2001. #Class47 #Duff #LargeLogo #Rugby #BritishRail

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Tom Singleton @tomsingleton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Nunney Castle sits in the centre of the village of Nunney near Frome. It was constructed in 1373 by a knight called Sir John De La Mare under royal licence. Now owned by English Heritage. #Nunney #Castle #Somerset #History Read more below 👇🏻 www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places...

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Joshua 🏳‍🌈 @joshuagrid56098.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Great British Chiltern Explorer. 68021 leads Mk5 set CH09 through the sunshine at Tyseley wearing its recently applied Great British Railways livery working 1R25 London Marylebone to Birmingham Moor Street. (21/09/26)

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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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🪬🌙🐈‍⬛Pythia Uidliua🐦‍⬛⭐️🧿GNOTHI SEAUTON ♐️⚕️🍷 @krymsynreine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Late 2nd-century statue of Glycon. (National History and Archeology Museum, Constanţa, Romania) who is a snake god that seems to have originated in Macedonia #pagansky #witchsky #occultsky #archaeology #serpent #glycon

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Daniel Álvarez @dalvarez-01.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

An anthropomorphic pot from the Late Classic Maya period (600–800 CE), made of lead-glazed ceramic. Interesting face! #Maya #Archaeology

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HiPa125 @hipa125.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

HNRC Swietelsky #Class37 37422 ‘Pegasus’ leads, Colas Rail Freight-operated, Network Rail infrastructure monitoring train, 1Q41 1311 Derby Rail Technical Centre > Chester, through Derby

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Semaphoria @semaphoria.co.uk · 22/09/2026

Approaching Brundall. 23 June 2018. #railway #photography

Greater Anglia DMU 156412 crosses the junction as it approaches Brundall working a service from Great Yarmouth to Norwich. The base of the signal box is partly visible on the right; much of it is obscured by trees. Two semaphore signals - BL7 and BL5 - stand on a bracket on the left.

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Andrew Spratt @dirleton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Dunluce Castle (Ireland) reconstruction mock-up with defensive hoarding over 'Tracy Hogan' image. Site started by De Burgh family. King Robert The Bruce's second Wife Elizabeth was De Burgh's Daughter. #DunluceCastle #IrishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt

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

Medieval floor tile fragments from Sherborne Abbey in Dorset. 📸 My own. #TilesOnTuesday #SherborneAbbey

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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Railfreight Distribution liveried 47286 ‘Port of Liverpool’ awaits its next duty at Carlisle. Withdrawal came in 1999, and the loco was cut up in 2000 in Wigan. A sad end for the loco after 33 years service. #Class47 #Duff #Railfreight #Carlisle

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#TilesOnTuesday with these at @poolemuseum.bsky.social believed to be c14, from demolition debris of St James Church on the Poole waterfront

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Llanbadrig Church, Anglesey. Said to be the oldest church foundation in Wales by St. Patrick in 440AD. The present church fabric is 12th c. (font and nave) with a 14th-16th c. chancel. 1884 internal renovations revealed the 9th c. ‘Icthus’ stone depicting crossed fish and a palm tree.

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Tom Singleton @tomsingleton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A weekend wonder around historic Frome 😊 📍: Catherine’s Hill and Cheap Street. #Frome #Somerset

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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

TransPennine Express Desiro 185113 ‘Hull Paragon’ heads east with service from Manchester Victoria to Scarborough. The 3 car unit delivering 2250hp, not too shabby for DMU! #TPE #Class185 #Desiro #Siemens

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Joshua 🏳‍🌈 @joshuagrid56098.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

25262 and 25278 (D7628) arrive into Highley leading the 1410 Kidderminster Town to Bridgnorth service during the Severn Valley Railway 2024 Autumn Diesel Gala (04/10/24)

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Daniel Álvarez @dalvarez-01.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

An amazing ancient Maya necklace, featuring a carved greenstone pendant surrounded by beads of greenstone and red shell. The central face gives the piece an especially powerful presence. Seen at the Gran Museo del Mundo Maya in Mérida. #Maya #Archaeology

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Ancient Greek cup in the shape of a cow’s hoof! 🐮❤️ A novelty wine cup from some 2,500 years ago! The Met 📷 by me www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... #Archaeology

My photo shows an Attic terracotta red-figure drinking cup. The lower part of the cup is in the shape of a cow's hoof coloured orangey-red with faint vertical black brush strokes. There is a wider black line down the front of the hoof which may represent a cow’s cloven hoof The upper part of the cup is cylindrical with a single black handle and outsplayed rim. It is painted with a detailed landscape scene depicting a seated herdsman, with two cows, a dog and a hare. The figures are orangey-red against a black sip background. My photo shows the side of the cup depicting the herdsman and one of the cows. The herdsman wears shoes, a cap, and a cloak of fur or hide. Height of cup 10.3 cm. The cup is attributed to a painter recalling the Brygos Painter
circa 470–460 BC.

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HiPa125 @hipa125.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

GBRf # Class99 99008+99009 stand poised to work 0E99 0905 Leicester Beal Street Depot > Peterborough North Yard

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#StandingStoneSunday with Maen Llia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 See more of Wales in the new episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-Pk...

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Carl Bovis @carlbovisnature.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thrilled to find this rare Grey Phalarope on the shoreline at the Huntspill seawall in Somerset today! 😍😀 My first ever Grey Phalarope was also at the Huntspill seawall a few years ago, but this is the first I've found myself. 😊 They're very tame little water birds. 😍🐦 #birds

A Grey Phalarope on the water facing the camera

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Absolutely stunning sky at sunset tonight in Glastonbury. 💜🩷

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AndyH @andyh616.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

SyphonSaturday After photting mainline stuff at Barrow @bennybizzle1.bsky.social & myself were in need of refreshment so a quick hop to nearby Quorn & the excellent cafe at the #GreatCentralRailway. And while there the fine looking D6700 came by on the mineral wagons! #GCR 5/9/26

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HiPa125 @hipa125.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Bombardier #Class222 222601 working Lumo 5A02 1500 Alstom Central Rivers Depot > Crewe across North Stafford Jn

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

We recently awarded a grant to the St Albans South Signal Box Museum to help them re-paint the listed building. That work is now completed and the box is open on the Heritage Open Days of 12 & 13 September 1000-1700. Do visit - they have a first class collection of exhibits.

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HiPa125 @hipa125.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

DC Rail #Class60 60099 ‘Ben More Assynt’ hauling #SandTrain, 6F92 1552 Derby Chaddesden Sidings > St Helens Ravenhead Sidings, across North Stafford Jn

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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The heavens open in Leeds, as 66775 ‘HMS Argyll’ hauls the empties from Hunslet back to Rylstone. #Class66 #GBRf #LeedsCityStation

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Tom Singleton @tomsingleton.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Been working on some custom Playmobil figures over the last few weeks. I’ll post some photos of my creations 😊

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The multipurpose Maumbury Rings, Dorchester #Dorset A Roman amphitheatre created in the late 1st century AD Built out of the remains of a 3rd millenium BC Late Neolithic henge Modified for artillery use in the 17th century Used in the 18th century for execution 📷 Sept 2025 #RomanSiteSaturday

The grass covered, tree lined oval earthworks of a Roman amphitheatre, modern steps in foreground, on a sunny day looking to the centre where a beast fighter is about to take on a leopard watched by a baying mob of 12 people

Possibly not true about the leopard

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This ancient Egyptian bronze of a mother cat nursing her kittens is a scene which feels instantly familiar thousands of years later! 🐈‍⬛ 🐾😍 The cat represents the ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet in her role as protector of mothers and children. 📷 Brooklyn Museum #Caturday #Archaeology

This Brooklyn Musem image shows a small bronze group of a mother cat and four kittens set on bronze base, which is in turn set on a wooden base. The mother cat is reclining on her left side with legs outstretched and her head at right. Her left fore and hind legs lie forward while her right fore and hind legs are drawn back. Her tail is draped over her right hind leg. Her head is upright perhaps tilted back slightly as one of the kittens, set between her forelegs, playfully climbs toward her neck. The next three kittens are being nursed by the mother cat. Two are between her fore and hind legs, the last is between the cat's tail and left foreleg. Mother cat wears a necklace which is indicated by an incised line running around her neck. On the front of the bronze base toward the right side (below the cat's left paw) is an inscription ‘Bastet, given life’, showing that the cat represents the goddess fulfilling one of her roles as protector of women and children. Dated circa 664-30 BC, Dynasty 26 or later. Said to come from Saqqara. The museum gives the dimensions as 6.1 x 8.8 x 5 cm.

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

If we're allowed to post a stoup for #FontsOnFriday this very nice c12 Italian Marble example brought from Italy to Milton Priory in 1840 Now at Michelham Priory, East Sussex

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Andrew Spratt @dirleton.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Castle Sween (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up. One of the oldest Castles in Scotland (late 1100s Norman like Keep with later medieval lean-to additions.) King Edward II of England granted Castle to MacSweens in 1310. Castle later passed to the Campbell family. #CastleSween

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#RomanSiteSaturday Forum dedication with titles of Hadrian, from Wroxeter - 129-130AD. The town had friends in high places. 'holding tribunician power for the fourteenth time, consul three times, Father of the Fatherland, the Civitas of the Cornovii.' #History #Archaeology

Forum dedication with titles of Hadrian, from Wroxeter - 129-130AD. The town had friends in high places.

'holding tribunician power for the fourteenth time, consul three times, Father of the Fatherland, the Civitas of the Cornovii.'
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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

#ChancelArchTuesday with All Saints Church, Helmsley, North Yorkshire While there's a lot of victorian neo-romanesque in this church the chancel arch appears to be original

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Surviving medieval floor tile from Holme Cultram Abbey at Abbeytown in Cumbria. The tile can be viewed as part of an on-site exhibition describing the history of the former Cistercian abbey. 📸 My own. #TilesOnTuesday #Abbeytown

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Andrew Spratt @dirleton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire (Scotland) 'Daniel Noble' image & reconstruction mock-up. A Hamilton family stronghold. #CadzowCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

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