Walter Scott 250

In 2021-22 Scotland celebrates the 250th anniversary of Sir Walter Scott with a nationwide programme of events and activities. Led by @AbbotsfordScott

[Walter Scott Research Centre @CentreWalter]

History, Heritage & Walter Scott (UNI-Versal) https://t.co/mXdj9FqBEa via @aberdeenuni

[Abbotsford @AbbotsfordScott]

A visit from just a few of our amazing ScottFest performers ahead of the big event! 🏰 ⚔️

Come and see them in action this weekend on the 12th, 13th and 14th August and enjoy the last sunny weekend of the school holidays!

Full programme and tickets: https://t.co/1dhmBtjKIt

[Scotland Hub Mainz @ScotHubMainz]

Thank you so much Ian Campbell for this incredibly interesting talk on Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s Sunset Song.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
A recording will soon be available on our website (https://t.co/493OjFyzee). Have a look!😉
@uni_mainz @uni_mainz_event @ScotGovGermany @UoA_LLMVC @scotlit @WalterScott250

[Scotland Hub Mainz @ScotHubMainz]

Don’t forget to join our last session of READING SCOTLAND next week. Ron Walker will give an interesting talk on W.H. Murray.⛰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Take the last chance and join us by scanning the QR code!🤗💻
@uni_mainz @uni_mainz_event @ScotGovGermany @UoA_LLMVC @scotlit @WalterScott250

[Abbotsford @AbbotsfordScott]

#MuseumWeek day 2 is #CreatorsMW 🎨

The @WalterScott250 project has allowed us to collaborate with some amazing creators across the world! Our team even helped write and storyboard Andy McGregor's amazing lightshow at Smailholm tower.

Watch it: https://t.co/tNpIbC1BOo

[Scotland Hub Mainz @ScotHubMainz]

In our next session of READING SCOTLAND Ian Campbell from @EdinburghUni will give a talk on Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s Sunset Song. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Access the session via the QR code! 💻
@uni_mainz @uni_mainz_event @ScotGovGermany @UoA_LLMVC @scotlit @WalterScott250

[Abbotsford @AbbotsfordScott]

We can't wait to be back at ScottFest this August! 🤩

Highlights of last years event included jousting tournaments, falconry, living history, crafts, shopping, music and more.

ScottFest 2022 discounted early bird tickets available now.

Book tickets: https://t.co/1dhmBtBlA1

[Abbotsford @AbbotsfordScott]

Abbotsford's online shop is now open! ✨🛍️

Browse our exciting range of products from Abbotsford's exclusive gin and whisky to @WalterScott250 commissioned artwork and ceramics and much more. Currently available for delivery UK wide.

Shop here: https://t.co/NorWNhyARS

[Abbotsford @AbbotsfordScott]

Book your ScottFest 2022 tickets now! 🎟️

Join us on the 12th, 13th and 14th August 2022 for this family festival in its second year, with the return of crowd favourites including jousting, falconry, music, food, drink and more.

Book early bird tickets: https://t.co/1dhmBtjKIt

[Scotland Hub Mainz @ScotHubMainz]

Kelly Avon will take us to the Highlands in next week’s session of READING SCOTLAND with her talk on the Highland Bothy. Travel along at 6 pm (German time) on MS Teams. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
@uni_mainz @uni_mainz_event @ScotGovGermany @WalterScott250 @UoA_LLMVC @scotlit

[Abbotsford @AbbotsfordScott]

Happy #WorldBakingDay 🎂

This amazing cake was made for us locally by The Dessert Diva last year to celebrate Sir Walter Scott's 250th birthday and the @WalterScott250 project.

It tasted just as good as it looks! 😋

[Abbotsford @AbbotsfordScott]

In our latest blog post, Collections and Interpretation Manager, Kirsty Archer- Thompson, tells the story of our statue of Edie Ochiltree, one of Scott’s most beloved literary creations, who greets walkers at the top of our woodland paths.

Read it here: https://t.co/gFnrIlxKul

[MP @P14Murray]

Looking forward to my long-postponed presidential address at @WalterScottClub tonight @CentreWalter @WalterScott250 @ReworkingScott @SAHA_voice @IASSL_ScotLit. The topic will be drawn from among the many uses of Walter Scott, some of which are below @_SusanOliver

[Edinburgh Museums @EdinCulture]

The fantastic @Clovenstone Primary pupils have been re-imagining the gargoyles on the Scott Monument to celebrate @WalterScott250. We particularly love the relationships between them all - click through images to see Funky Frank and co. #Edinburgh

[St Peter's PS @stpetersgala]

Our tapestry retelling events in Sir Walter Scott’s novel, Waverley, is coming along nicely in P5/6.@SBCLiteracy @AbbotsfordScott

[Edinburgh Museums @EdinCulture]

To celebrate the 250th birthday of famous #Edinburgh writer Sir Walter Scott P7 pupils from @Pirniehallps created these brilliant pencil drawings! We looked at close-up images of the gargoyles and statues on the Scott Monument and pupils drew their own interpretation.

[Walter Scott 250 @WalterScott250]

We're delighted that #WalterScott250 will feature in @ASFevents #TartanDay symposium today. With speakers including noted Sir Walter Scott scholar, Prof. Caroline McCracken-Fleisher, University of Wyoming and Giles Ingram, CEO @AbbotsfordScott.

https://t.co/4fHGb4sBbY

[Abbotsford @AbbotsfordScott]

Happy #WorldPoetryDay! ✍️

Did you know Scott's The Lady of the Lake was so popular it brought a huge wave of tourists to Loch Katrine which featured in the poem? Supposedly the number of carriages visiting the area increased over fivefold in a year.

📸 Visit Scotland/ Kenny Lam

[Edinburgh Museums @EdinCulture]

Hello #spring from the Scott Monument! Happy Tuesday #tuesdayvibe #tuesdaymotivations #Edinburgh #ForeverEdinburgh
📸Graeme Gainey

[Abbotsford @AbbotsfordScott]

Explore Sir Walter Scott's incredible collection of chapbooks in 'From the Baskets of Travelling Pedlars' to Abbotsford: Scott's Lifelong Love of Popular Print, a new online exhibition from @aberdeenuni and Abbotsford.

Discover it free here: https://t.co/yA0h7EXoSC