Dr Valentina Bold FSA Scot

Over twenty years now since I edited Lewis Grassic Gibbon's essays, short stories and poetry for this, and his fine, strong words still resound in my mind. Remembering James Leslie Mitchell, born Hillhead of Seggat otd in 1901. RIP. canongate.co.uk/books/249-smed…

@murrayJamescoo1 That's one way to get rid of the cobwebs! 😍

Meal Greigh…. Wowser!

‘Mona' by Victoria McNulty for #WorldPoetryDay

Finally got to see this beautiful banner yesterday. The handiwork of @JingsWings and @SelkieStitching

Jo Miller singing The Sang o Stirling Toon last night at the Stirling Walking the Marches fundraiser, written by her son Neil Sutcliffe & Evie Waddle. Alyn Smith spoke powerfully, too, about Stirling as a European, welcoming city. Join us on 30th May: stirlingwalkingthemarches.org

Super day at Community Archives' & Heritage Group of @ScotsArchives Conference -- inspiring, challenging and brain-filling! Thanks to Audrey, Marissa, BSL interpreters and student volunteers. Off now to engage in Intangible Culture as a Stirling Birlawman. What a great day!

It’s #FerrousFriday The stunning #Fife #Coal Coast

*ARCHIVE spotted by: armageddonoutofhere; 56.005081,-2.517297; 1310hrs 11/4/24

Not sure where, or when, we are for this week's #WeeDaunderDoonMemoryLane - but we love this pic of some very stylish gentlemen out cycling! The campaign to bring back biking boaters starts here... 🚲

Save Trongate 103, please share & sign 👇🏽 c.org/LHdv52kkks

🎙️ NOTHING BUT THE POEM - JANE HIRSHFIELD A brand new NBTP podcast, where our usual host @samueltongue goes in deep on 2 poems by American poet Jane Hirshfield. #poetry scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/podcast/nothin…

@MuseumAbernethy Waving back from @TheWallaceMon lit in green for St Patrick's Day! Both fine sights this #TowerTuesday 👋

What better way to celebrate #TowerTuesday than with a lovely pic of our #VeryFamousTower in the sunshine at the weekend? You're right, there's no better way. Thanks to local follower Evelyn for this brilliant photo!

PROJECT NEWS: Aileen table top mapping six new routes around Bailingry, Lochore, Crosshill and Glencraig central #Fife with Benarty Heritage Preservation Group demonstrating that restricted mobility and digital confidence are no barrier to participation #MiningHeritage

Tonight! 💚🍀 We're joining over 500 landmarks worldwide by lighting up green to celebrate Ireland and St Patrick’s Day. 🇮🇪 #StPatricksDay @TheKiltedPhoto

FUNDING @CreativeScots Open Fund for Individuals offers support freelance and self-employed artists and creative practitioners if you apply for between £500-£20,000 decision made in 10 weeks £20,000-£50,000 outcome is decided in 14 weeks full info see ➡ creativescotland.com/funding/fundin…

*ART Dunbar Phenomenon II. 2018 by Rudolf Kosow (German, b. 1972). Medium: Oil on canvas. 135 × 150 cm.

We don’t really know how high Mousa survived to, as it got tidied up by the ministry of works! But perhaps the tallest surviving pre-Christian building in NW Europe!

The rather wonderful little Earthquake House on the edge of Comrie in Perthshire. It was erected in 1874 to collect data about the many tremors felt in what is known as the earthquake capital of the UK. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/comrie/earthqu…

📻💕 ICYM this week's @ScotsWhayHae Show @OfficialCamGlen it's now available to listen to here... 👉 player.autopod.xyz/1232427 (part 1) @sacredpawsltd @FinlayBirch An Dannsa Dub+Wends+MAL Adam Ross @TheTrashcans Elgin & the Marbles SHHE Imperfect Stranger Kim Oehme

Want to catch up with all @StirUni @HeritageFundSCO #MiningLandscapes #Ecomuseum project news, activities and collections since the start of the year. Our regular news review is published and ready for reading nip to 👉mining-landscapes.org/news