A short break from all the craziness going on around... This photo of birds on power lines from Dan Ilic looks like musical notation. So I tried to play it.

/...You can explore Books & Borrowers project, related to Dunblane's historic Leighton Library at "Books & Borrowing: An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers’ Registers, 1750-1830" website database accessible from the Leighton Library website leightonlibrary.org.uk/books-and-borr… .../

🥳🎂Happy 155th birthday to The National Wallace Monument! As #stirling celebrates 900 years, our iconic landmark is also marking its grand opening on 11 Sep 1869. Why not come & see the digitised versions of the original designs from architect John Thomas Rochead? ➡️bit.ly/4e3NWqS

Great turn out for my annual Stirling Bridge walk! x.com/dougwriter/sta…

One for folks attending Bloody Scotland this weekend. My author copies of Blood Roses have just arrived. I'll give signed copies away to the first two BS attendees who DM me with the name of the doctor who supplies Jan Kalisz with his forensic support. Douglas Skelton

Would like to be entertained like Mary Queen of Scots...still some tickets left for our concert in Stirling Castle's Great Hall where she celebrated the future James VIth's baptism...28th September.

Can't wait for the 28th! Celebrate #Stirling's 900 years as a royal burgh Stirling Castle Historic Environment Scotland Historic Scotland. listen to great music, and mix with the #birlaw officers. Warden of the Southern Marches here, reporting for my civic duties! Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/stirling-900…

People, Place, Purpose Our new library exhibition illustrates the rich variety of University of Stirling archives.stir.ac.uk/2024/09/13/peo… #CultureOnStirCampus IS @ Uni of Stirling Stirling Uni Alumni Art Collection, University of Stirling StirlingHistHeritPol Stirling SU

Last swim of the year? The Forth near its confluence with the Bannockburn….. amazing!

A tree of the day for ALASTAIR CAMPBELL a silver birch triumphantly bursting from a dead trunk: hope and renewal! And I had swim in the Forth just after. This is from Stirling Stirling

Come join me tomorrow! :)

Stirling and I made The National…. An update on our latest dig! Stirling

Don't miss our first tour of the new exhibitions, as part of Doors Open Days this Saturday! eventbrite.co.uk/e/doors-open-d…

Me in the press… for more of my adventures join my blog! substack.com/@stirlingarcha…

Police are investigating a culpable and reckless conduct which occurred about 2300hrs on Sunday 15.09.24 on Perth road, near to the entrance of Doubletree Dunblane Hydro whereby fireworks were set off, any witnesses please contact PC Rennie quoting ref 2305 from 15th Sept.

Graham Hancock and his minions like Dan Richards, Jimmy Corsetti, George Howard, Marc Young, Sam Urban, and many others, are targeting and harassing archaeologists and trying to drive us off of this platform. The ongoing harassment of Flint Dibble 🍖🏺 must end!

I’ll be at the Bridge of Allan Well House this weekend talking about rocks (obviously 😂), and doing guided walks of a new Eco-Museum route with Catherine Mining Landscapes! Head along to learn about the awesome industrial heritage and geology of Airthrey Copper mine 💚

Office today… looking for a lost village near Fintry!

Essential listening!

Oh ….initial results nothing medieval but lots of prehistoric struck quartz!