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Posts by Donna Betts PhD, FSAScot

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#LoreenaAcrossScotland #AncientPines #SkaraBrae #Orkney #LoreenaMcKennitt www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-plac...

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This will be fascinating!

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#LoreenaAcrossScotland #AncientPines #RingOfBrodgar #LoreenaMcKennitt #Orkney #Neolithic #UNESCOWorldHeritageSite www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-plac...

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Finally got my hands on a copy myself. The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland have done an incredible job producing this! Looks absolutely gorgeous! Celebrated with a pie from the bakers on the High Street on our Old Aberdeen campus! 🥧🥰📖📒
Buy a copy:

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and significant in its assertion of Scotland’s right to independence.

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My hero 💖 @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social @thesnpmedia.bsky.social

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Digital image showing the results of a geophysical survey on a field, which revealed a medieval moated enclosure

Digital image showing the results of a geophysical survey on a field, which revealed a medieval moated enclosure

A medieval moated enclosure which is at least 500 years old has recently been identified by geophysical survey in the Scottish Borders and experts need your help to excavate the interior 🔍

Register for the free dig starting on 11 May—no experience required: www.digitscotland.com/events/excav...

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#LoreenaAcrossScotland playing #AncientPines all over Scotland in places that embody the spirit of the song: "The earth’s yearning for release from the oppression of the human hand." #IsleofSkye #LoreenaMcKennitt

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Another chance to catch Victoria's very convincing argument that the Book of Kells was produced at Portmahomack. Definitely one to attend if you haven't seen her pitch it yet.

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Blown away by my visit to the Perth Museum today perthmuseum.co.uk With the rare opportunity to see #TheLastLetter, #StoneofDestiny, special #Pictish stones and more. #MaryQueenOfScots #InMyEndIsMyBeginning #ScottishHeritage #ScottishIdentity #Independence (Photo cred for The Stone, Perth Museum.)

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‘S e Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2026 a th’ ann!
Tha sinn uile air ar bioran gus am faic sinn na tha romhainn an t-seachdain-sa!
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Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2026 is here!
We can’t wait to see what lies ahead for us all this week!

#SeachdainNaGàidhlig2026

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The Un-Enlightenment with Gavin Esler | Online What can we trust in an age of misinformation?

On the topic of 'What can we trust in an age of misinformation':
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What is digital sovereignty and how are countries approaching it? As world leaders prepare to gather at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, here's a primer on digital sovereignty.

Thanks for posting this. Take-away for Canadians: verify, understand, and track the origin of news/media, and understand implications of digital sovereignty: www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

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Scotland's Heritage Hub Capital Fundraising Campaign
Scotland's Heritage Hub Capital Fundraising Campaign YouTube video by Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

CAPITAL FUNDRAISING APPEAL: Scotland’s heritage hub

We have a unique opportunity to secure a new home, ensuring that our work reaches people today and creates a lasting legacy for generations to come.

Every conversation sparked by sharing the video brings us closer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1cY...

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Gaelic and Scots now recognised as official languages The milestone is one of a number of new measures taking effect on St Andrew's Day from the Scottish Languages Act.

From today, Gaelic and Scots are recognised as official languages.

A significant moment on St Andrew’s Day. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Thank you, Iona! I graduated today with a degree in Scottish Heritage. Great to see you! Hope to catch your next show in Ontario!

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Falkland Palace and its fascinating history is open for tours through winter! Highly recommend. #JamesV #MaryQueenofScots #JamesVI @n-t-s.bsky.social

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Season 2: Episode 5 - Loreena McKennitt Measha Brueggergosman-Lee in conversation with Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Loreena McKennitt. Season 2 of Raising the Conversation is called Common Ground: Conversations abo

ICYMI: check out @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social's 2024 inspiring interview with Measha Brueggergosman-Lee soundcloud.com/themacraecen.... On the concept of ‘polishing the mirror of the soul’ she imparts, “you become occupied with something so much bigger than yourself...”

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An illustration of several people with different skin tones – some with animals and baskets – who are wearing early medieval clothing and travelling through a forest

An illustration of several people with different skin tones – some with animals and baskets – who are wearing early medieval clothing and travelling through a forest

The 'Carved in Stone' book opened to the ‘Cuisine’ section, with text on the page bordered by an illustration of Pictish food and drink

The 'Carved in Stone' book opened to the ‘Cuisine’ section, with text on the page bordered by an illustration of Pictish food and drink

An illustration of the Pictish promontory fort of Burghead from an aerial perspective, which includes a sandy bay, boats, roads, farmland and a variety of structures, including fortifications

An illustration of the Pictish promontory fort of Burghead from an aerial perspective, which includes a sandy bay, boats, roads, farmland and a variety of structures, including fortifications

"The Picts emerge from the shadows and step forward in technicolour" 🤩

'Carved in Stone', an illustrated guide to 7th-century Scotland packed with information on languages, settlements, cuisine, fashion, medicine, skills and more, is now available for purchase: www.digitscotland.com/archaeologis...

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Lest we forget. 🙏

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Chuffed to receive my signed copy! @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social 🙏❤️

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Made my debut @stratfest.bsky.social today! Delighted to speak on this important panel in my role as Co-Chair of the
@truepatriotlove.bsky.social Creative Arts Initiative tinyurl.com/2s4z4ab2 #MeighenForum #militaryconnected #veterans #creativearts

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Crossing the Threshold Stratford Festival

Delighted to participate in this important forum on August 16th in Stratford, Canada: www.stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/Play... #military #veterans #creativearts @stratfest.bsky.social

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Wonderful! See you in Toronto 🙏❤️

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#SayAGaelicPhraseDay - Seachdain na Gaidhlig

It's #LàAbairtNaGàidhlig #SayAGaelicPhraseDay! Pick a Gaelic phrase, learn how to say it, make a video and post on social media! seachdainnagaidhlig.scot/sayagaelicph... @sngaidhlig.bsky.social

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World Gaelic Week (February 24 – March 2, 2025) • St. Andrew's Society of Toronto Post submitted by Dr. Donna Betts.  The first official nationwide language and culture week to be held in Scotland – will bring together speakers, learners and enthusiasts from across Scotland […]

Happy World Gaelic Week! Read more: standrewstoronto.ca/world-gaelic... @sngaidhlig.bsky.social @bradanpress.bsky.social #SeachdainNaGàidhlig2025 #CeanglaicheanGunChrìch

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See you in St. Catharines! Looking forward 🙂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦❤️

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𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬
𝘎𝘰𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘔𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘢’𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥
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Creative Arts Therapies in Rehabilitation Appreciation for the utility of creative arts therapy in rehabilitation is on the rise. The limitations of conventional approaches to address posttrau…

#NewPublication
'The time has come for a concentrated effort...to promote the advancement + inclusion of creative arts therapies into appropriate clinical settings'
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#veteranshealth #militaryhealth #militaryconnected #creativeartstherapies

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Head to the JKP Blog to learn more about Bridging the Creative Arts Therapies and Arts in Health from co-editors Donna Betts and Val Huet:
blog.jkp.com/2022/11/brid...

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