SWACS · @SWACS
98 followers · 73 posts · Server archaeo.socialGreat tour day. Interested (and interesting!) visitors, the weather held up, and the dog behaved.
A whole bunch of them came back to the visitor centre and we spent another wee while chatting.
Our tours are free of charge, you can book your spaces via Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wemyss-caves-pictish-carvings-full-guided-tour-and-museum-tickets-547711167847?aff=erelexpmlt
#LocalHistory #FifeCoastalPath #History #Picts #Pictish #Fife #Scotland #caves
#localhistory #fifecoastalpath #history #picts #pictish #fife #scotland #caves
Mark@RCR ๐ · @sco7sbhoy
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Sueno's Stone Feature on Undiscovered Scotland
โSueno's Stone is the largest and most spectacular of the many carved stones that have survived from the early medieval period in #Scotland. It stands in a purpose built glass shelter on the north-eastern edge of the town of Forres beside a disused spur of road near the roundabout between the B9011 and the A96.โ #archaeology #pictish
https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/forres/suenosstone/index.html
#pictish #archaeology #scotland
Forest:JungleCollective · @Forest_Jungle_Collective
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Next the #Pictish 'beast head' from the same wall where the wolf was discovered
SWACS · @SWACS
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It's tour day on the Wemyss foreshore!
Our tours are fully booked for today, but if you come to our visitor centre on The Haugh in East Wemyss you can visit our wee museum on the caves and other local history.
If we do have anyone who doesn't turn up for the booked tour, we will do our best to accommodate you. But we can't promise. ๐
#Pictish #Picts #LocalHeritage #Fife #archaeology #FifeCoastalPath #scotland #LocalHistory #medieval #museum #volunteer
#pictish #picts #localheritage #fife #archaeology #fifecoastalpath #scotland #localhistory #medieval #museum #volunteer
Forest:JungleCollective · @Forest_Jungle_Collective
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A thread on the amazing #Pictish Stones at the Inverness Museum
Beginning with the Wolf Stone, found in 1903 built into an old wall in Sittenham
#pictish #StandingStoneSunday #ironage #scotland
SWACS · @SWACS
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We have set up for our #accessible tours today, come and see us at the entrance of Court Cave until 14:30!
#Pictish #Picts #LocalHeritage #Fife #archaeology #FifeCoastalPath #scotland
#accessible #pictish #picts #localheritage #fife #archaeology #fifecoastalpath #scotland
SWACS · @SWACS
82 followers · 64 posts · Server archaeo.socialEvery last Sunday of the month we give accessible tours and have a little stall set up along the Fife Coastal path. Come see us there this Sunday!
#Pictish #Picts #LocalHeritage #Fife #archaeology #FifeCoastalPath #scotland
#pictish #picts #localheritage #fife #archaeology #fifecoastalpath #scotland
Tricia๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๐ช๐บ · @ForfarFairLady
326 followers · 16448 posts · Server mastodon.scot@Andy_European You should go to Aberlemno if you haven't already been there. As well as #Pictish stones they have a museum, which occasionally has open days.
Mark@RCR ๐ · @sco7sbhoy
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Jarlshof from Above
Jarlshof is an #archaeological site located on the southern tip of the #Shetland Islands, #Scotland. The site contains the remains of more than 4,000 years of human settlement, from the Late #Neolithic period to the Bronze Age, Iron Age, #Pictish period, #Viking Age, and Medieval times.
#viking #pictish #neolithic #scotland #shetland #archaeological
Mark@RCR ๐ · @sco7sbhoy
283 followers · 506 posts · Server mastodon.scotJarlshof from Above
Jarlshof is an #archaeological site located on the southern tip of the #Shetland Islands, #Scotland. The site contains the remains of more than 4,000 years of human settlement, from the Late #Neolithic period to the Bronze Age, Iron Age, #Pictish period, #Viking Age, and Medieval times.
#viking #pictish #neolithic #scotland #shetland #archaeological
SWACS · @SWACS
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A wee reminder that we're open for our regular tours as of this Sunday, and all the way through to the end of September!
Book your free spaces here:
https://wemysscaves.org/visitor-centre-and-museum/
We're all booked up this Sunday, but there's plenty more dates.
We are a community based charity and all our donations go into preserving this unique heritage site for the future. Help us by spreading the word!
#Pictish #Picts #LocalHeritage #Fife #archaeology #FifeCoastalPath #scotland
#pictish #picts #localheritage #fife #archaeology #fifecoastalpath #scotland
SWACS · @SWACS
79 followers · 58 posts · Server archaeo.socialWe are now selling original paintings of Pictish art by Fergus in our visitor centre and on our website.
https://wemysscaves.org/product-category/paintings/
Come see them for yourself at the Terras Hall in East Wemyss this Sunday, when we re-open for our summer tours.
We are fully booked, but feel free to look around the museum and chat with our volunteers.
And of course have a look at Fergus' gorgeous art!
#Heritage #LocalHeritage #Art #Pictish #Picts #Scotland #Fife #Caves
#heritage #localheritage #art #pictish #picts #scotland #fife #caves
Scree Cycles · @scree
152 followers · 8 posts · Server toot.bikeLooks good dunnit?
#Pictish #Gravel #bikerides https://bikepacking.com/routes/the-pictish-trail/
Undiscovered Scotland · @UndisScot
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The Brandsbutt symbol stone in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, which comes complete with Pictish symbols and an inscription in Ogham, a script sometimes referred to as the "Celtic Tree Alphabet". More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/inverurie/brandsbuttstone/index.html
#Scotland #Inverurie #Aberdeenshire #Brandsbutt #SymbolStone #Pictish #Ogham #UndiscoveredScotland
#undiscoveredscotland #ogham #pictish #symbolstone #brandsbutt #aberdeenshire #inverurie #scotland
SWACS · @SWACS
75 followers · 55 posts · Server archaeo.socialIf you want to help us preserve the caves and local coast, and hopefully expand our reach, you can still donate to our crowdfunder. We are grateful for all donations and this will help us a lot in trying to increase the awareness and outreach for this truly unique site.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-protect-the-wemyss-caves
#LocalHeritage #Fife #Pictish #CrowdFund #Donate #FifeCoastalPath #Scotland
#localheritage #fife #pictish #crowdfund #donate #fifecoastalpath #scotland
Maddy · @littleragdollcat
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This is a #sketch #drawing #illustration of the #rhynieman , a #mysterious #pictish #carving on a #standingstone found in the middle of a farmerโs field in #Rhynie #aberdeenshire. You can now find it in the council building, Woodhill House in #aberdeen #scotland.
#scottish #pict #pictish #therhynieman #scotland #scottishhistory #ancientpeople #history #mastoart #ink #inkdrawing #sunday
#sunday #inkdrawing #ink #mastoart #history #ancientpeople #ScottishHistory #therhynieman #pict #scottish #scotland #aberdeen #aberdeenshire #rhynie #standingstone #carving #pictish #mysterious #rhynieman #illustration #drawing #sketch
Maddy · @littleragdollcat
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#wip #workinprogress #rhynie #aberdeen #aberdeenshire #scotland #scottish #pict #thepicts #pictish #scottishhistory #illustration #illustrator #rural #ruralscotland #ancientpeople #mastoart
#mastoart #ancientpeople #ruralscotland #rural #illustrator #illustration #ScottishHistory #pictish #thepicts #pict #scottish #scotland #aberdeenshire #aberdeen #rhynie #workinprogress #wip
SWACS · @SWACS
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We have also used the time to do a bit more maintenance on our Pictish Garden. It's currently still all about suppressing the weeds and preparing the ground, but watch this space...
Want to get involved with our garden project? Get in contact, we're always looking for more enthusiastic helpers!
#gardening #fife #localheritage #pictish #wemysscaves
SWACS · @SWACS
72 followers · 50 posts · Server archaeo.socialWe have also used the time to do a bit more maintenance on our Pictish Garden. It's currently still all about suppressing the weeds and preparing the ground, but watch this space...
Want to get involved with our garden project? Get in contact, we're always looking for more enthusiastic helpers!
#gardening #fife #localheritage #pictish #wemysscaves
Mark@RCR ๐ · @sco7sbhoy
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11 Fascinating Scottish place names and their meanings from Gaelic, to Norse, to Pictish | The Scotsman
โ#Scotland boasts a wealth of fascinating place names with their meanings rooted in #Gaelic, #Norse and #Pictish, here are 10 examples that reveal this diversity of #language across Scottish #history.โ
#history #language #pictish #norse #gaelic #scotland