Allyson Shaw · @AllysonShaw
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FlikeNoir · @FlikeNoir
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FlikeNoir · @FlikeNoir
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CarveHerName · @CarveHerName
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, 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: movingimage.nls.uk/film/0793
And read first hand testimony of why the islanders left: theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2

#ScottishHistory #histodons #womeninhistory #onthisday

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Stoat · @Stoat
682 followers · 5541 posts · Server mastodon.scot

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:
eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-t


#workingclass #ucu #pcs #rmt #unite #unison #iww #ScottishHistory #scotland #glasgow

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· @Flitcraft
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New Scottish Historical Review number on Women's authoritative voice
euppublishing.com/toc/shr/102/

Introduction by Katie Barclay and Rebecca Mason

'Scottish Women’s and Gender History and Women Historians in Scotland: Past, Present and Future Directions'

euppublishing.com/doi/epub/10.
'sHistory

#scotland #gender #ScottishHistory #women #history

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FlikeNoir · @FlikeNoir
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Scottish Lost Places · @scothistrail
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Crichton Castle: castle in Midlothian.
Historic Environment Scotland ID SM13585

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crichton

#ScottishHistory #Midlothian

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Scottish Lost Places · @scothistrail
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Balbridie: archaeological site in Aberdeenshire.
Historic Environment Scotland ID SM4084

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balbridi

#ScottishHistory #aberdeenshire

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Scottish Lost Places · @scothistrail
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Callander railway station was a station on the Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callande

#ScottishHistory #scottishrailways #stirling

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Scottish Lost Places · @scothistrail
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Kirkton Chapel: chapel in Argyll and Bute.
Canmore ID 22581

wikidata.org/entity/Q3925193

#ScottishHistory #argyllandbute

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Scottish Lost Places · @scothistrail
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Lang Stane of Auquhollie: ogham stone in Aberdeenshire.
Canmore ID 37143

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lang_Sta

#ScottishHistory #aberdeenshire

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Scottish Lost Places · @scothistrail
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The Ord, chambered cairns, cairns, settlements and field systems: hut circle in Highland.
Historic Environment Scotland ID SM1812

wikidata.org/entity/Q56666660

#ScottishHistory #highland

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Scottish Lost Places · @scothistrail
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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)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton

#ScottishHistory #mastodonfc #scottishfitba #Thornton

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Scottish Lost Places · @scothistrail
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Places and people from the Scottish Witchcraft Trials:
Bessie Watson in 1662 in Cromarty
Others accused: Margret Simson

wikidata.org/entity/Q43393754
Survey of Scottish Witchcraft project item:
witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cf

#ScottishHistory #witchtrials #highland

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Scottish Lost Places · @scothistrail
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The Ayr area has 9 category A listed buildings on .
Holy Trinity Church, Ayr (dating from 1900) lacks a article

wikidata.org/entity/Q17123658

#wikidata #wikipedia #ScottishHistory #southayrshire

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Scottish Lost Places · @scothistrail
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Places and people from the Scottish Witchcraft Trials:
Elspeth Halliburtonn in 1661 in Newton
Others accused: Agnes Thomson, Margaret Stevensoun, William Hog

wikidata.org/entity/Q43393091
Survey of Scottish Witchcraft project item:
witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cf

#ScottishHistory #witchtrials #Midlothian

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Scottish Lost Places · @scothistrail
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Sauchie railway station was a station on the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauchie_

#ScottishHistory #scottishrailways #clackmannanshire

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Scottish Lost Places · @scothistrail
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Tullich, St Nathalan's Kirk, Churchyard: Pictish stone in Aberdeenshire.
Canmore ID 229637

wikidata.org/entity/Q17771263

#ScottishHistory #aberdeenshire

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Scottish Lost Places · @scothistrail
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Dunwan Hill: multiple enclosure hillfort in East Renfrewshire.
Historic Environment Scotland ID SM12882

wikidata.org/entity/Q5397597
(There is an article on German but not on en.wiki)

#ScottishHistory #eastrenfrewshire #wikipedia

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