🍂Saline & District Heritage Society
@salineheritage.bsky.social
History & Heritage of West Fife Villages
Speaker Events // Local Museum // Heritage Projects
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Speaker Events // Local Museum // Heritage Projects
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📧 salinedistrictheritage@gmail.com
Join us tomorrow for Prof Munro's talk on Kinnesswood poet Michael Bruce (1746-1767)
7pm, Saline Church Hall☕🍰
7pm, Saline Church Hall☕🍰
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Join us tomorrow for Prof Munro's talk on Kinnesswood poet Michael Bruce (1746-1767)
7pm, Saline Church Hall☕🍰
7pm, Saline Church Hall☕🍰
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The St Andrews Chronicles, one of the most important manuscript histories of Scotland, is going on public display for the first time in its 500-year history. The book will be on display at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social from 21 November to 7 December
#BookHistory
news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/500-...
#BookHistory
news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/500-...
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The St Andrews Chronicles, one of the most important manuscript histories of Scotland, is going on public display for the first time in its 500-year history. The book will be on display at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social from 21 November to 7 December
#BookHistory
news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/500-...
#BookHistory
news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/500-...
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Although only November, it's never too early to book a wreath-making session!
Saturday 6th December
Saline Community Centre
1pm—4:30pm
Refreshments available☕🍰
Saturday 6th December
Saline Community Centre
1pm—4:30pm
Refreshments available☕🍰
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Although only November, it's never too early to book a wreath-making session!
Saturday 6th December
Saline Community Centre
1pm—4:30pm
Refreshments available☕🍰
Saturday 6th December
Saline Community Centre
1pm—4:30pm
Refreshments available☕🍰
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Ancient meets modern. The Huly Hill Cairn and what is left of its stone circle are cut by the interchange at which the M8 and M9 motorways meet and are under the final approach to Edinburgh Airport. The cairn dates back to about 2500BC. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland
#Scotland
November 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Ancient meets modern. The Huly Hill Cairn and what is left of its stone circle are cut by the interchange at which the M8 and M9 motorways meet and are under the final approach to Edinburgh Airport. The cairn dates back to about 2500BC. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland
#Scotland
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KIDNAPPED, by Robert Louis Stevenson
For @lrb.co.uk’s NOVEL APPROACHES, Clare Bucknell, Andrew O’Hagan & Tom Crewe explore Stevenson’s startlingly modern handling of perspective & pacing, his approach to the art of fiction, & the value of being ‘betwixt & between’
💙📚
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
For @lrb.co.uk’s NOVEL APPROACHES, Clare Bucknell, Andrew O’Hagan & Tom Crewe explore Stevenson’s startlingly modern handling of perspective & pacing, his approach to the art of fiction, & the value of being ‘betwixt & between’
💙📚
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
Podcast: Andrew O’Hagan, Tom Crewe and Clare Bucknell · Novel Approaches: ‘Kidnapped’ by Robert Louis Stevenson
www.lrb.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
KIDNAPPED, by Robert Louis Stevenson
For @lrb.co.uk’s NOVEL APPROACHES, Clare Bucknell, Andrew O’Hagan & Tom Crewe explore Stevenson’s startlingly modern handling of perspective & pacing, his approach to the art of fiction, & the value of being ‘betwixt & between’
💙📚
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
For @lrb.co.uk’s NOVEL APPROACHES, Clare Bucknell, Andrew O’Hagan & Tom Crewe explore Stevenson’s startlingly modern handling of perspective & pacing, his approach to the art of fiction, & the value of being ‘betwixt & between’
💙📚
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
Thank you @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social for a brilliant conference yesterday in Rothes Halls. Talks were interesting & great to meet other societies🙂 #Fife #heritage
November 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Thank you @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social for a brilliant conference yesterday in Rothes Halls. Talks were interesting & great to meet other societies🙂 #Fife #heritage
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At our TAFAC conference on 1 Nov 2025, we'll be showcasing 'Tayside Treasures', objects curated by members of Tayside Museums Forum. 'A Cornucopia of Objects from across Tayside’s Museums' is presented by Lara Haggerty, Dorothy Jones, Angus MacIntyre, Jamie Kunka, Christina Donald and Mark Hall.
October 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
At our TAFAC conference on 1 Nov 2025, we'll be showcasing 'Tayside Treasures', objects curated by members of Tayside Museums Forum. 'A Cornucopia of Objects from across Tayside’s Museums' is presented by Lara Haggerty, Dorothy Jones, Angus MacIntyre, Jamie Kunka, Christina Donald and Mark Hall.
October 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Gracious! Might there be any carvings on it & could it be carefully(!) cleaned in order to find out?
Hogback grave stone at Logie Old Kirk - around a thousand years old 🤯
October 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Gracious! Might there be any carvings on it & could it be carefully(!) cleaned in order to find out?
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Looking forward to meeting up with all our exhibitors at the next TAFAC Conference on Saturday, 1 November in Glenrothes. For friendly archaeological chats and information, bargain books and quirky gifts, our lovely stallholders are getting ready to meet you.
October 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Looking forward to meeting up with all our exhibitors at the next TAFAC Conference on Saturday, 1 November in Glenrothes. For friendly archaeological chats and information, bargain books and quirky gifts, our lovely stallholders are getting ready to meet you.
We're looking forward to the speaker events & meeting everyone! #Fife
Who'll be there:
TAFAC
AOC Archaeology
Abertay Hist Soc
Perthshire Soc of Natural Sciences
Historic Environment Scotland
GUARD Archaeology
S.W.A.C.S.
ScARF/ Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Archaeology Scotland
Dunkeld Archives
Museum of Abernethy
Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust
Saline Heritage
TAFAC
AOC Archaeology
Abertay Hist Soc
Perthshire Soc of Natural Sciences
Historic Environment Scotland
GUARD Archaeology
S.W.A.C.S.
ScARF/ Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Archaeology Scotland
Dunkeld Archives
Museum of Abernethy
Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust
Saline Heritage
October 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
We're looking forward to the speaker events & meeting everyone! #Fife
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Enjoy watching a podcast-style video about life & legacy of Robert Leighton - who chose bridge-building over battle lines - & whose bequest led to Dunblane’s historic Leighton Library, Scotland’s oldest purpose-built independent library.
▶️ youtu.be/q0GMwC54eG8
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▶️ youtu.be/q0GMwC54eG8
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Robert Leighton: a man who chose bridge-building over battle lines
YouTube video by Leighton Library Dunblane
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October 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Enjoy watching a podcast-style video about life & legacy of Robert Leighton - who chose bridge-building over battle lines - & whose bequest led to Dunblane’s historic Leighton Library, Scotland’s oldest purpose-built independent library.
▶️ youtu.be/q0GMwC54eG8
…/👇
▶️ youtu.be/q0GMwC54eG8
…/👇
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Secret Maps opens today! 🤫 🗺️
From medieval manuscripts to Cold War espionage, our new exhibition explores how maps have hidden as much as they revealed for over 600 years.
Book now: bit.ly/BLSecretMaps
From medieval manuscripts to Cold War espionage, our new exhibition explores how maps have hidden as much as they revealed for over 600 years.
Book now: bit.ly/BLSecretMaps
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Secret Maps opens today! 🤫 🗺️
From medieval manuscripts to Cold War espionage, our new exhibition explores how maps have hidden as much as they revealed for over 600 years.
Book now: bit.ly/BLSecretMaps
From medieval manuscripts to Cold War espionage, our new exhibition explores how maps have hidden as much as they revealed for over 600 years.
Book now: bit.ly/BLSecretMaps
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SCA invites members, stakeholders, and the wider sector to take part in our upcoming series of online consultations to explore the case for developing a National Archives and Records Strategy for Scotland.
Find out more and book via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-a...
Find out more and book via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-a...
National Archives and Records Strategy for Scotland Online Consultation
Scottish Council on Archives invites members, stakeholders, and the wider sector to join us for a series of online consultations.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
SCA invites members, stakeholders, and the wider sector to take part in our upcoming series of online consultations to explore the case for developing a National Archives and Records Strategy for Scotland.
Find out more and book via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-a...
Find out more and book via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-a...
Heritage Society 🤝 Archaeology
Our investigation into Saline's mediaeval kirk continues... Full report coming soon!
#Fife #heritage #archaeology
Our investigation into Saline's mediaeval kirk continues... Full report coming soon!
#Fife #heritage #archaeology
October 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Heritage Society 🤝 Archaeology
Our investigation into Saline's mediaeval kirk continues... Full report coming soon!
#Fife #heritage #archaeology
Our investigation into Saline's mediaeval kirk continues... Full report coming soon!
#Fife #heritage #archaeology
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/…you into Dunblane Cathedral & Dunblane Museum, both just few steps away from Leighton Library. Dunblane Museum has knitted mice characters trail, & Dunblane Cathedral has photograph explorer trails. And they are all free!…/
October 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
/…you into Dunblane Cathedral & Dunblane Museum, both just few steps away from Leighton Library. Dunblane Museum has knitted mice characters trail, & Dunblane Cathedral has photograph explorer trails. And they are all free!…/
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As it’s the school holidays, visit Dunblane's historic Leighton Library where young visitors & those young at heart can have a go at very popular LEGO® Minifigure Trail. When completed, have a go at Photo Explorer Trail, & then "Find Robert Leighton Quest" which also takes…/👇
October 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
As it’s the school holidays, visit Dunblane's historic Leighton Library where young visitors & those young at heart can have a go at very popular LEGO® Minifigure Trail. When completed, have a go at Photo Explorer Trail, & then "Find Robert Leighton Quest" which also takes…/👇
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A reminder that we have an extra event tomorrow as part of #BlackHistoryMonth when Matthew Jarron will give a talk entitled "Black Performances on the #Dundee Stage c.1840s-1940s." tinyurl.com/AHSBHM25
October 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A reminder that we have an extra event tomorrow as part of #BlackHistoryMonth when Matthew Jarron will give a talk entitled "Black Performances on the #Dundee Stage c.1840s-1940s." tinyurl.com/AHSBHM25
Join us tomorrow for our October talk on Alva House & Johnstone Estate, 7pm in Saline Church Hall🕖
October 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Join us tomorrow for our October talk on Alva House & Johnstone Estate, 7pm in Saline Church Hall🕖
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Day 11 of #31DaysOfGraves - Military
Many churches in Scotland house markers that once marked the graves of fallen soldiers of World War One until they were replaced by the permanent headstones erected by the (now) CWGC.
This one in Clackmannan Parish Church once marked Cpt Robert Bruce's grave.
Many churches in Scotland house markers that once marked the graves of fallen soldiers of World War One until they were replaced by the permanent headstones erected by the (now) CWGC.
This one in Clackmannan Parish Church once marked Cpt Robert Bruce's grave.
October 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Day 11 of #31DaysOfGraves - Military
Many churches in Scotland house markers that once marked the graves of fallen soldiers of World War One until they were replaced by the permanent headstones erected by the (now) CWGC.
This one in Clackmannan Parish Church once marked Cpt Robert Bruce's grave.
Many churches in Scotland house markers that once marked the graves of fallen soldiers of World War One until they were replaced by the permanent headstones erected by the (now) CWGC.
This one in Clackmannan Parish Church once marked Cpt Robert Bruce's grave.
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🧥👚ENVIRO-VINTED!👗👖
Sat 8th Nov
Saline Community Centre
7pm
Sat 8th Nov
Saline Community Centre
7pm
October 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
🧥👚ENVIRO-VINTED!👗👖
Sat 8th Nov
Saline Community Centre
7pm
Sat 8th Nov
Saline Community Centre
7pm
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At the TAFAC Conference 2025, 1 Nov in Glenrothes, AOC's Steven Watt will be talking about 'More from Recent(ish) Excavations at Upper Victoria, Carnoustie: A Post-excavation Update and a Trifecta of Souterrains'
Photo (c) AOC: overhead shot of souterrains
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Photo (c) AOC: overhead shot of souterrains
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recent-arc...
September 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
At the TAFAC Conference 2025, 1 Nov in Glenrothes, AOC's Steven Watt will be talking about 'More from Recent(ish) Excavations at Upper Victoria, Carnoustie: A Post-excavation Update and a Trifecta of Souterrains'
Photo (c) AOC: overhead shot of souterrains
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recent-arc...
Photo (c) AOC: overhead shot of souterrains
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recent-arc...
🍁OCTOBER SPEAKER EVENT🍁
September 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🍁OCTOBER SPEAKER EVENT🍁
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A Fife community group called the "Future of Falkland Church Building" has launched a campaign to secure the historic church in their village which is facing closure as a place of worship and is expected to be sold within the next two years.
Full story here 👇
www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/people/...
Full story here 👇
www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/people/...
Fife community launches campaign to take over historic church and create new venue
A Fife community has launched a campaign to secure a historic church which is facing closure as a place of worship and is expected to be sold.
www.fifetoday.co.uk
September 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A Fife community group called the "Future of Falkland Church Building" has launched a campaign to secure the historic church in their village which is facing closure as a place of worship and is expected to be sold within the next two years.
Full story here 👇
www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/people/...
Full story here 👇
www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/people/...
One from our Doors Open Days event last Sunday— a huge thank you to all who visited, we enjoyed speaking to everyone & leading tours of Saline's Old Kirkyard🌞
September 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One from our Doors Open Days event last Sunday— a huge thank you to all who visited, we enjoyed speaking to everyone & leading tours of Saline's Old Kirkyard🌞