Strong to gale force southeast winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.
Weather Forecast: Heavy showers Orkney at first, otherwise isolated light showers. Windy.
‘And thyme and mist in whiffs’
“Ah! Seaweed smells from sandy caves/And thyme and mist in whiffs,”
‘Then they put on gold”
“Then the whole fieldful of queens/Swirls in a dance”
The Amazing Cochno Stone: Scottish Prehistoric Rock Art
Sketch by W. A. Donnelly (dated 1895) of the Cup & Ring marks on the Cochno Stone, West Dunbartonshire. Published by John Bruce in 1896 image via The Urban Prehistorian
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
“We used to live in Gloucestershire, just outside Stroud, and nearby on the escarpments are a range of ancient sites”
Is Mr. Fabricant Real?
“There is a Tory M.P. called Michael Fabricant, and I find it hard to believe that he is real.”
Talks, Grub And Guidebook At Kilmartin Museum
To book a FREE place on any of these talks, visit our website. You can also watch recordings on our Youtube channel.
Rendall Old Kirkyard
“Considerate mowing leaves a summer meadow”
A new twist to Pleistocene climate cycles
“Precession of the axis of a spinning top and that of the Earth. At present the northern end of Earth’s axis points to what we now call the Pole Star. Around 11.5 ka from now it will point to the star Vega”
Living Our Life
“Missing going to music, art or archaeology exhibitions and events, but mostly missing going out for meals “
