The cover of the book The Road to Mons Graupius by Alan Montgomery, which features a Roman bronze cavalry helmet floating about a tree lined Roman road.

If you fancy hearing me talking about my new book The Road to Mons Graupius with the one and only @romanscotland.bsky.social, come along to Waterstones Perth on Thursday 20th March at 6pm for an evening of Roman history and book signing - entry is free, no booking required! @waterstones.bsky.social

Visitors looking at a display of butterflies and a whale skeleton in the University of Aberdeen's Zoology Museum

Welcome to the new Bluesky account for Aberdeen University Collections! We care for the University's archives, rare books and museums. To find out more about our exhibitions and events, check out our What's On page: www.abdn.ac.uk/collections/...

@rhonabrown.bsky.social will be giving a talk 'Commemorating and Editing Robert Fergusson at the 250th Anniversary of his Birth' on Tuesday 18 March 2025, from 16:00 - 17:30 at the University of Aberdeen.

The event is hybrid, for more details, see the link below:
www.abdn.ac.uk/riiss/news-e...

The latest Scottish History Network digest is out! Read about the latest news, opportunities, publications and events (so many events!) here mailchi.mp/ce51967f494a...

The latest Scottish History Network digest is out! Read about the latest news, opportunities, publications and events (so many events!) here mailchi.mp/ce51967f494a...

The remains of Knock Castle on the Isle of Skye. The image shows a view down onto a shorline with a rocky headland protruding into it from the left in the middle distance. On the highest point of the headland are stone ruins covered in vegetation. The sea is in the background with, beyond that, mountains on a far shoreline.

The remains of Knock Castle on the Isle of Skye, with the Sound of Sleat and Knoydart in the background. The castle was built in the early 1400s on a headland that had been fortified since the Iron Age. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #IsleOfSkye #Skye #KnockCastle

Callanish at night #StandingStoneSunday

Time for a THREAD of amazing Scottish island women to brighten #ThursdayMorning. 1st, Bessie Williamson, the only woman to own & manage a whisky distillery in the 20th century: Laphroaig on Islay. She was known for giving jobs when people were down on their luck. Such a queen. /1

The latest digest is now out! Read about the latest news, events, opportunities and publications in Scottish history here: mailchi.mp/0fc9465ba011...

The latest digest is now out! Read about the latest news, events, opportunities and publications in Scottish history here: mailchi.mp/0fc9465ba011...

The cover of the book The Road to Mons Graupius, which features an image of a Roman cavalry helmet floating above a road running through trees.

It's here - my new book The Road to Mons Graupius is now officially out! Join me as I travel along a Roman road in search of evidence of the first Roman invasion of northern Britain and the site of Scotland's first recorded battle. Order it for only £9.99 here: shorturl.at/SYKdE
#RomanSiteSaturday

#OTD #LocalHistory #Inverclyde #Greenock