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<p>In messing about with the V &amp; A building photos I forgot about My Favourite Thing in Dundee.</p><p>LEMMINGS!</p><p>Oh how I loved that game.</p><p><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a> <a href="/tags/retrogaming/" rel="tag">#retroGaming</a></p>

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<p>I believe in democracy, real democracy, not democracy skewed in favour of the rich and powerful who, to say the least, have questionable motives. I believe that wealth and opportunities should be shared more equally, promoting cooperation and social cohesion. I believe that society should be measured by how well we look after those near the bottom of the heap. I believe that we can have these things with independence. A Scottish socialist republic would be a country to be proud of. <br><a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a></p>

<p>Here is my latest video. Created with many thanks to Cathy McIver, the project manager at Stroanfreggan Dig. Also thanks to AOC Archaeology Group, who Cathy works for, and Carsphairn Heritage Initiative. <br>Thanks to Jo at the CatStrand too for putting me in touch with Cathy.<br>The dig was funded by Historic Environment Scotland and Carsphairn Renewable Energy Fund.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/dkjyCgwYyrU" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/dkjyCgwYyrU</a></p><p><a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#SCOTLAND</a> <a href="/tags/galloway/" rel="tag">#galloway</a><br> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/ironage/" rel="tag">#ironage</a> <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a> <a href="/tags/hillfort/" rel="tag">#hillfort</a></p>

<p>Revisiting the memorial stone of the ‘last woman burned as a witch’ in Scotland in film and archival photos. (‘Janet Horne’ probably never existed but her myth persists because there were so many like her whose lives and deaths went unrecorded.)<a href="/tags/ashesandstones/" rel="tag">#AshesAndStones</a> <a href="/tags/scottishwitches/" rel="tag">#ScottishWitches</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a> <a href="/tags/scottishhighlands/" rel="tag">#ScottishHighlands</a> <a href="/tags/folkhorror/" rel="tag">#FolkHorror</a> <a href="/tags/feministhorror/" rel="tag">#FeministHorror</a> <a href="/tags/womeninhorror/" rel="tag">#WomenInHorror</a> <a href="/tags/shewill/" rel="tag">#SheWill</a> <a href="/tags/janethorne/" rel="tag">#JanetHorne</a> <a href="/tags/modernantiquarian/" rel="tag">#ModernAntiquarian</a> <a href="/tags/witch/" rel="tag">#Witch</a> <br><a href="/tags/standingstone/" rel="tag">#StandingStone</a> <a href="/tags/menhir/" rel="tag">#Menhir</a> <a href="/tags/histodons/" rel="tag">#Histodons</a></p><p><a href="https://allysonshaw.com/2025/02/12/memory-femicide-and-the-useful-dead" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="allysonshaw.com/2025/02/12/memory-femicide-and-the-useful-dead"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">allysonshaw.com/2025/02/12/mem</span><span class="invisible">ory-femicide-and-the-useful-dead</span></a></p>

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<p>No other beach in the whole world is that beautiful ...</p><p><a href="/tags/meermittwoch/" rel="tag">#meermittwoch</a> <br><a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#scotland</a> <br><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <br><a href="/tags/beach/" rel="tag">#beach</a></p>

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<p>Strong winds, especially when combined with steep and unstable edges, significantly increases the risk of falling off cliffs when visiting coastal regions.</p><p><a href="/tags/unitedkingdom/" rel="tag">#unitedkingdom</a> <a href="/tags/travel/" rel="tag">#travel</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/hiking/" rel="tag">#hiking</a> <a href="/tags/outdoors/" rel="tag">#outdoors</a> <a href="/tags/birds/" rel="tag">#birds</a> <a href="/tags/birding/" rel="tag">#birding</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#scotland</a> <a href="/tags/puffins/" rel="tag">#puffins</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/ruins/" rel="tag">#Ruins</a> overrun with life: stone, empty windows, greenness. <br>Dunmore Park House. <br><a href="/tags/fensterfreitag/" rel="tag">#FensterFreitag</a> <a href="/tags/windowfriday/" rel="tag">#WindowFriday</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a></p>

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<p>Golfplatzdiplomatie <br>Golf course diplomacy</p><p><a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#EU</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a> <a href="/tags/cartoon/" rel="tag">#cartoon</a> <a href="/tags/karikatur/" rel="tag">#karikatur</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/hiking/" rel="tag">#hiking</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#scotland</a> <a href="/tags/glencoe/" rel="tag">#glencoe</a> <a href="/tags/landscapephotography/" rel="tag">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="/tags/silentsunday/" rel="tag">#SilentSunday</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/savethehall/" rel="tag">#savetheHall</a> www.ecovillagefindhorn.uk/donate<br>10 years to hand make with love in action. more than 40 years of live performances in the perfect 350 seat venue in the north of <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#scotland</a>. <a href="/tags/dougiemaclean/" rel="tag">#DougieMacLean</a> a perennial performer, always sold out in advance. Heart and soul of <a href="/tags/ecovillagefindhorn/" rel="tag">#ecovillageFindhorn</a>, the <a href="/tags/universalhall/" rel="tag">#UniversalHall</a> is now owned by its community, and needs your help for a bit of shine on this jewel. please visit! book tickets! and give! </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyzYJiaKr38" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyzYJiaKr38"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyzYJi</span><span class="invisible">aKr38</span></a></p>

<p>The Orkneys are a beautiful place ❤️! </p><p>The nature is stunning. But there is also a rich history to discover. The German high seas fleet was scuttled here after WW1. </p><p>Diving history!</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@scubadivers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>scubadivers</span></a></span> <br><a href="/tags/diving/" rel="tag">#diving</a> <a href="/tags/scuba/" rel="tag">#scuba</a> <a href="/tags/scubadiving/" rel="tag">#scubadiving</a> <br><a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#scotland</a> <a href="/tags/orkney/" rel="tag">#orkney</a> <a href="/tags/stromness/" rel="tag">#stromness</a></p>

<p>and here is that video of the talk. <br>The Glenkens is the wide valley of the Ken river and Loch on the eastern end of <a href="/tags/galloway/" rel="tag">#Galloway</a>. flanked by the Rhins of Kells on the west, with the Southern Upland Way going through it Travelling from north to south, we will take you on three walks that give both a flavour of the beautiful landscape of the glen, but also a flavour of the history and folklore of this corner of <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a> .</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/XbNITSAKWW4" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/XbNITSAKWW4</a></p><p><a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/walking/" rel="tag">#walking</a> <a href="/tags/hiking/" rel="tag">#hiking</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a> <a href="/tags/talk/" rel="tag">#talk</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a></p>

<p>A big spanner down at the turrets of the SMS Bayern.</p><p>The Bayern was scuttled on 21 June 1919 by the Germans themselves. The scuttling ended the interment of the German high seas fleet, which began in November 1918.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuttling_of_the_German_fleet_at_Scapa_Flow" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuttling_of_the_German_fleet_at_Scapa_Flow"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuttlin</span><span class="invisible">g_of_the_German_fleet_at_Scapa_Flow</span></a></p><p>Thanks to Sergej for the picture and Harvey for pointing out ❤️ !</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@scubadivers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>scubadivers</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@jens_schuette" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jens_schuette</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/diving/" rel="tag">#diving</a> <a href="/tags/scuba/" rel="tag">#scuba</a> <a href="/tags/underwater/" rel="tag">#underwater</a> <a href="/tags/scubadiving/" rel="tag">#scubadiving</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#scotland</a> <a href="/tags/orkney/" rel="tag">#orkney</a></p>

<p>Always expect the unexpected. What would have been a less than average Timelapse, saved by the sun. I couldn’t be bothered adding title page or music. I might do at some point. The camera battery died on 500 images and missed most of a very nice sunset.<br><a href="/tags/timelapse/" rel="tag">#timelapse</a> <a href="/tags/dunnottarcastle/" rel="tag">#dunnottarcastle</a> <a href="/tags/stonehaven/" rel="tag">#stonehaven</a> <a href="/tags/sonyrx100mk7/" rel="tag">#sonyrx100mk7</a> <a href="/tags/aberdeenshire/" rel="tag">#aberdeenshire</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#scotland</a></p>

<p>I&#x27;m slowly starting to share more images from my multi-year project &quot;This Land Remembers&quot;, an odyssey into the last remaining ancient native woodlands of Scotland (like this one from a brilliant Autumn morning in 2025). I also have an upcoming exhibition at Gallery Photiq this April/May featuring 12 prints from the project, including this image. </p><p><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/landscapephotography/" rel="tag">#LandscapePhotography</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#scotland</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a></p>

<p>Samhain [sow-wen]: the ancient Celtic festival that marks the end of summer and the beginning of winter — the moment when Beira the Cailleach, Queen of Winter, regains control over the landscape from the Queen of Summer, Brigid. It also marks the moment when the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest and the origins of Halloween. Mountain spirits come to the fore at this time of year.</p><p><a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/landscapephotography/" rel="tag">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="/tags/blackandwhite/" rel="tag">#blackandwhite</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/bnw/" rel="tag">#bnw</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#scotland</a> <a href="/tags/folklore/" rel="tag">#folklore</a> <a href="/tags/mountains/" rel="tag">#mountains</a></p>

<p>UK/Scotland: Expert says trans children&#x27;s rights are not being respected</p><p>“You see this, for example, with the puberty blocker study that&#x27;s happening in England, which we&#x27;re expecting the Scottish government to come on board with as well. That&#x27;s a study with not a single trans person involved in a decision-making capacity around it.&quot;... </p><p><a href="https://archive.ph/VDAXJ" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>archive.ph/VDAXJ</a></p><p><a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#UK</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a> <a href="/tags/transrights/" rel="tag">#Transrights</a> <a href="/tags/trans/" rel="tag">#Trans</a> <a href="/tags/transrightsarehumanrights/" rel="tag">#TransRightsAreHumanRights</a></p>

<p>An image from some of Scotland&#x27;s most remote mountains. It&#x27;s no small feat to get out here, but it&#x27;s worth it every time.</p><p>Made last year when me and Benjamin Maze took a group of awesome clients hiking and wild camping here; we were treated to all manner of brilliant conditions from hail to blue skies. (Join us in September 2026 for the second iteration of our Northwest Highlands photography adventure!)</p><p><a href="/tags/landscapephotography/" rel="tag">#LandscapePhotography</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#scotland</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/naturephotography/" rel="tag">#NaturePhotography</a></p>

<p>(via Pin on Scotland) Kilchurn Castle in Scotland </p><p>via earthanthem </p><p><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <br><a href="/tags/landscape/" rel="tag">#landscape</a> <br><a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a></p>

<p>Just a reminder that if you like my writing on Substack, it’s very likely that you will also like my book ‘Drystone - A Life Rebuilt’ </p><p>If you buy it on bookshop.org you support me and indy bookshops. </p><p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/15919/9781846976469" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="uk.bookshop.org/a/15919/9781846976469"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">uk.bookshop.org/a/15919/978184</span><span class="invisible">6976469</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#Writing</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#UK</a></p>

<p>Edinburgh just being Edinburgh at 06.53 on a Friday morning.</p><p><a href="/tags/georgestreet/" rel="tag">#GeorgeStreet</a> <a href="/tags/edinburgh/" rel="tag">#Edinburgh</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a></p>