northofthewall

At we explore Scotland’s ancient past beneath our feet.

[MrDarkins @DarkinsHistory]

Exciting talk on a stramash between the #picts and the Alt Clut Britons coming up in Dunoon next month! All welcome, come along to hear Alasdair Jamison's theories on the battle of Mugdock and the Barochan Cross @GovanStones @EarlyScotland

[northofthewall @northofthewal10]

@mcgillmd921 Pro-Cicero and I respect your bust game!

[northofthewall @northofthewal10]

#romanbritain #hillforting #marybeardlovesahillfort #ancient #northofthewall #history #scotland #visitscotland #antoninewall #wall #locallegends #excitement #active #walking #exploring https://t.co/uCS72zJEYz

[northofthewall @northofthewal10]

Check out our blog at https://t.co/lcJDKcL0Md to read about this hill fort. Can you guess which one it is? #HillfortsWednesday #hillforting #marybeardlovesahillfort

[northofthewall @northofthewal10]

@wmarybeard Maybe even mispeaking or some other approved phrase from the Ministry of Truth.

[northofthewall @northofthewal10]

Find out more about lesser known parts of the Antonine Wall and its hillforts. https://t.co/WPzM72CwWa #hillforting #hillfortswednesday #croy #barhill #scotland #visitscotland #history #AncientHistory #adventuring #northofthewall

[northofthewall @northofthewal10]

Read our new blog post on the Antonine Wall between Croy and Bar Hill forts. We share historic insights and reflect on trivial topics: the meaning of life itself. #romanbritain #earlyhistoricperiod #earlyhistory #antoninewall https://t.co/WPzM72CwWa @EarlyScotland

[northofthewall @northofthewal10]

One of North of the Wall’ s contributors helped translate the Viking runes for his cousin, the finder of the Galloway Hoard. Cool stuff.

[northofthewall @northofthewal10]

This is one of the most popular of James’s photographs. #grabyercoo #highlandcow #photographylovers #scottishlandscape #edinburghartists #eeinburghphotographer https://t.co/3s3zdMXSAw

[northofthewall @northofthewal10]

@thecoastguy Given the list of things that today could entail, ‘short’ is the best option. Nasty, poor, solitary, brutish and short.

[northofthewall @northofthewal10]

Check out our photographer’s print of a ‘War Cow’ on @eBay! https://t.co/3A3F3iA6Ub #shutterdreams82 #photography #nature #art #Christmas

[northofthewall @northofthewal10]

Gift a hill fort this Christmas! Print of Eildon Hill North, Melrose, Scotland. #hillfortswednesday #hillforting #hillfortschristmas #eildonhillnorth #melrose #scotland #art #photography #prints https://t.co/cU68Uxrktd

[northofthewall @northofthewal10]

Once again, Neil speaks the truth. As long as we have a system of ‘politicians’ whose sole purpose is to get elected, we will not have government. Creative dissonance is positive. Why can’t our government be more representative of the people? #atheniandemocracy

[Neil Oliver @thecoastguy]

The Government is poised to finally and irrevocably cease to matter.

[northofthewall @northofthewal10]

Literacy skills are important. Even our National News can struggle with the difference between ‘where’ and ‘were’. Maybe they’d benefit from a classical education? #adulteducation #spelling #literacy #bbcliteracyfail #literacyfail #spotthemistake #checkyourwork

[FHS English @FHSEnglishDept]

Spot this literacy fail from @BBCNews

[Neil Oliver @thecoastguy]

This is a joke - on us - and they are laughing. I am not laughing.

[Luis García @NavLgg]

Xa sabedes, a partir de ahora, os miércoles hai que falar dos castros galegos en @Twitter co hashtag #HillfortsWednesday
Ou seguir e retuitear os fíos de @magago
https://t.co/qPAx0lbzKa

[Dr Callum Watson 🇵🇸🇱🇧 @vivstan211240]

#OTD in 1309 Robert Bruce was at Dunstaffnage in Argyll. While the main purpose of the visit was probably to suppress residual Macdougall support in the area (possibly even the siege of the castle, often dated to 1308, belongs to this year), the king also found time to grant...

[northofthewall @northofthewal10]

Blogpost coming about…. #castlingwithyourkids

[northofthewall @northofthewal10]

@wmarybeard my wife is loving the audiobook of ‘12 Caesars’. Will also buy it in hardback.