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1st of September
https://randomscottishhistory.com/2019/09/01/1st-of-september/
#ScottishHistory #onthisday #otd
Welcome to September
#ScottishHistory #onthisday #otd
#OnThisDay, 29 Aug 1930, the last 36 St Kildan islanders left for the Scottish mainland. Williamina Barclay was the island's nurse and had raised their request to leave. She then oversaw the evacuation as the government's representative on the island.
Watch footage of the evacuation here: https://movingimage.nls.uk/film/0793
And read first hand testimony of why the islanders left: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/mar/24/last-man-st-kilda-evacuation
#ScottishHistory #histodons #womeninhistory #onthisday
24th September, "Celebrating the Calton Weavers" event. Sponsored by Calton Books, GreenCity Wholefoods, Red Rosa's, Allan MacDougall Solicitors and *drumroll* the Unions. :blobcat_smirk:
Gather at 1pm.
Abercromby Street Burial Ground,
309-341 Abercromby Street,
Bridgeton,
G40 2DD
Free tickets via EventBrite, limited numbers:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-the-calton-weavers-tickets-693690716607
#Glasgow #Scotland #ScottishHistory
#IWW #Unison #Unite #RMT #PCS #UCU #WorkingClass
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New Scottish Historical Review number on Women's authoritative voice
https://www.euppublishing.com/toc/shr/102/2
Introduction by Katie Barclay and Rebecca Mason
'Scottish Women’s and Gender History and Women Historians in Scotland: Past, Present and Future Directions'
https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/epub/10.3366/shr.2023.0610
#History #Women'sHistory #ScottishHistory #gender #Scotland
#scotland #gender #ScottishHistory #women #history
1st of August - Lammas
https://randomscottishhistory.com/2019/08/01/1st-of-august-lammas/
#OTD #OnThisDay #ScottishHistory #Lughnasadh #GuleOfAugust #GreatFireBringsRain #SlaveEmancipation (see footnote to article) #MaryQueenOfScots #ConfessionOfFaith #15Rebellion #ActOfProscription #DeniedHighlandGarb #Marmion #ThebalAmulet
#thebalamulet #marmion #deniedhighlandgarb #actofproscription #15Rebellion #confessionoffaith #maryqueenofscots #slaveemancipation #greatfirebringsrain #guleofaugust #lughnasadh #ScottishHistory #onthisday #otd
Crichton Castle: castle in Midlothian.
Historic Environment Scotland ID SM13585
#ScottishHistory #midlothian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crichton_Castle
Balbridie: archaeological site in Aberdeenshire.
Historic Environment Scotland ID SM4084
#ScottishHistory #aberdeenshire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balbridie
#ScottishHistory #aberdeenshire
Callander railway station was a station on the Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway.
#ScottishHistory #ScottishRailways #stirling
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callander_railway_station
#ScottishHistory #scottishrailways #stirling
Kirkton Chapel: chapel in Argyll and Bute.
Canmore ID 22581
#ScottishHistory #argyllandbute
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3925193
#ScottishHistory #argyllandbute
Lang Stane of Auquhollie: ogham stone in Aberdeenshire.
Canmore ID 37143
#ScottishHistory #aberdeenshire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lang_Stane_of_Auquhollie
#ScottishHistory #aberdeenshire
The Ord, chambered cairns, cairns, settlements and field systems: hut circle in Highland.
Historic Environment Scotland ID SM1812
#ScottishHistory #highland
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q56666660
Old football leagues in Scotland:
Thornton Hibernian F.C. played in the Fife Junior Football League (and also played in Scottish Junior Football East Region Central Division, East of Scotland Football League)
#ScottishHistory #MastodonFC #ScottishFitba #thornton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton_Hibernian_F.C%2E
#ScottishHistory #mastodonfc #scottishfitba #Thornton
Places and people from the Scottish Witchcraft Trials:
Bessie Watson in 1662 in Cromarty
Others accused: Margret Simson
#ScottishHistory #WitchTrials #highland
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q43393754
Survey of Scottish Witchcraft project item:
https://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.accusedrecord&accusedref=A/EGD/1677&search_string=lastname
#ScottishHistory #witchtrials #highland
The Ayr area has 9 category A listed buildings on #wikidata.
Holy Trinity Church, Ayr (dating from 1900) lacks a #wikipedia article
#ScottishHistory #southayrshire
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17123658
#wikidata #wikipedia #ScottishHistory #southayrshire
Places and people from the Scottish Witchcraft Trials:
Elspeth Halliburtonn in 1661 in Newton
Others accused: Agnes Thomson, Margaret Stevensoun, William Hog
#ScottishHistory #WitchTrials #midlothian
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q43393091
Survey of Scottish Witchcraft project item:
https://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.accusedrecord&accusedref=A/EGD/1376&search_string=lastname
#ScottishHistory #witchtrials #Midlothian
Sauchie railway station was a station on the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway.
#ScottishHistory #ScottishRailways #clackmannanshire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauchie_railway_station
#ScottishHistory #scottishrailways #clackmannanshire
Tullich, St Nathalan's Kirk, Churchyard: Pictish stone in Aberdeenshire.
Canmore ID 229637
#ScottishHistory #aberdeenshire
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17771263
#ScottishHistory #aberdeenshire
Dunwan Hill: multiple enclosure hillfort in East Renfrewshire.
Historic Environment Scotland ID SM12882
#ScottishHistory #eastrenfrewshire
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5397597
(There is an article on German #wikipedia but not on en.wiki)
#ScottishHistory #eastrenfrewshire #wikipedia