After much effort, I'm please to let you all know that the Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland Primer is now availabe from the Archaeology Data Service doi.org/10.5284/1119...#hillfortswednesday

This was the eye of the aurora, from where all the rays seemed to eminate, last night in NE Fife, Scotland. 🔭

Aurora from NE Fife last night. 🔭

Still 5 places left and I'll be running that tour. The weather will be rubbish, but we'll have fun regardless! I'll even bring the dog, if anyone needs border collie hugs.

Swemysscaves.bsky.socialApr 3, 2024 5:56pm

There are still places available on the 2:30pm free guided tour this Sunday. Grab your tickets and get more information here: www.tickettailor.com/events/savew... #free #LocalHistory #localheritage #wemysscaves #Fife #FifeCoastalPath

#InternationalWomensDay Contributions to hillfort studies: Christina Maclagan - The Hillforts and Stone Circles of Scotland Lady Aileen Fox - Annexes in Southwestern Hillforts Helen Nisbet - A Geological Approach to Vitrified Forts Dr Rachel Pope et al - Hillfort Gate Mechanisms

This is an incredible find. Amazing #archaeology

JNjensnotroff.comMar 1, 2024 10:47am

#PilaFossata, it's a trap! Bisher nur aus schriftl. Überlieferung bekannt, konnten bei Ausgrabungen #römischer Militärlager aus dem 1. Jh. n. Chr. bei Bad Ems angespitzte Holzpfähle in einem #Wehrgraben geborgen werden - eine potenziell tödliche Falle für Angreifende: 🏺 idw-online.de/de/news829393

This cartoon never fails to entertain me 🤣

MSmu-peter.bsky.socialFeb 21, 2024 8:00pm

200 years of naming dinosaurs: Scientists call for overhaul of antiquated system 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41... Some palaeontologists want more rigorous guidelines for naming species, along with action to address problematic historical practices.

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Land for sale in , Grinnan Hill Fort, Braco, Gleneagles, FK159PT, FK15 for £15,000. Marketed by Future Property Auctions, Glasgow

Castle Law hillfort, Abernethy, Fife, Scotland. Famous for the increadible survival of the sockets for timber lacing, excavated in 1896-8 and which led to the fort becoming a type site for this type of rampart. The fort is also unusual in having a dammed pond. canmore.org.uk/site/27917/c...

Down Law hillfort in Fife offers incredible views over the Howe of Fife and south, across the coast of Fife towards the Firth of Forth. I was sad to see it so badly disturbed by holes left by metal detectorists. canmore.org.uk/site/31228/d...