The Adder’s Den
@theaddersden.bsky.social
🏴 Scottish history, archaeology, folklore & more~ 🐍
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@theaddersden.bsky.social
· Jan 13
Scottish history, archaeology, folklore & more~
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theaddersden.wordpress.com
Welcome to The Adder’s Den Bluesky profile! This is for anyone interested in Scottish history, archaeology, folklore etc & in getting information on these things from reliable sources 📚🏴
⭐️ Link to homepage: theaddersden.wordpress.com
🌙 Link to resource pages: theaddersden.wordpress.com/resources/
⭐️ Link to homepage: theaddersden.wordpress.com
🌙 Link to resource pages: theaddersden.wordpress.com/resources/
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#OtD 6 Feb 1974 with the prospect of a UK-wide coalminers strike Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath called a snap election under the slogan "Who governs Britain?" - meaning the government, or the unions? He lost, and miners won 35% pay increase workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e81-...
February 6, 2026 at 11:11 AM
#OtD 6 Feb 1974 with the prospect of a UK-wide coalminers strike Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath called a snap election under the slogan "Who governs Britain?" - meaning the government, or the unions? He lost, and miners won 35% pay increase workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e81-...
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And at some places, we can feel closer to the rhythms of the world...
Cairn Holy 1 chambered cairn is a remarkable monument which has been visibly revisted and reused for nearly six thousand years.
#prehistory #TombTuesday @archscot.bsky.social @the.stone.club @megalithic.bsky.social
Cairn Holy 1 chambered cairn is a remarkable monument which has been visibly revisted and reused for nearly six thousand years.
#prehistory #TombTuesday @archscot.bsky.social @the.stone.club @megalithic.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 AM
And at some places, we can feel closer to the rhythms of the world...
Cairn Holy 1 chambered cairn is a remarkable monument which has been visibly revisted and reused for nearly six thousand years.
#prehistory #TombTuesday @archscot.bsky.social @the.stone.club @megalithic.bsky.social
Cairn Holy 1 chambered cairn is a remarkable monument which has been visibly revisted and reused for nearly six thousand years.
#prehistory #TombTuesday @archscot.bsky.social @the.stone.club @megalithic.bsky.social
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It's World Wetlands Day, so what more excuse do we need to post one of our favourite videos, a Water Shrew in Aberdeenshire, feeding in a #SmallMammal #CameraTrap box?
#WorldWetlandsDay2026
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#WorldWetlandsDay2026
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February 2, 2026 at 7:22 AM
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🌱 Happy St Bride’s Day/Là Fhèill Brighde or Imbolc/Imbolg to those celebrating 🔥
There are so many Gaelic folk traditions associated with this day. For example, the tradition of reciting St Bride’s genealogy 3 times in a row. Read more here:
theaddersden.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/%...
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There are so many Gaelic folk traditions associated with this day. For example, the tradition of reciting St Bride’s genealogy 3 times in a row. Read more here:
theaddersden.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/%...
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February 1, 2026 at 9:31 AM
🌱 Happy St Bride’s Day/Là Fhèill Brighde or Imbolc/Imbolg to those celebrating 🔥
There are so many Gaelic folk traditions associated with this day. For example, the tradition of reciting St Bride’s genealogy 3 times in a row. Read more here:
theaddersden.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/%...
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There are so many Gaelic folk traditions associated with this day. For example, the tradition of reciting St Bride’s genealogy 3 times in a row. Read more here:
theaddersden.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/%...
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Documentary about Kenmure Street protest wins Sundance Film Festival award
Documentary about Kenmure Street protest wins Sundance Film Festival award
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Documentary about Kenmure Street protest wins Sundance Film Festival award
🪨♥️ Well worth a look at the article, images & 3D models 👀⬇️
Article: insitu.org.uk/2025/10/30/a...
Example 3D model: skfb.ly/pFTpY
#scotland #aberdeenshire #archaeology #history #stonecircle #religion #christianity #prechristian #pagan #3Dmodel 🏺🗃️🏴
Article: insitu.org.uk/2025/10/30/a...
Example 3D model: skfb.ly/pFTpY
#scotland #aberdeenshire #archaeology #history #stonecircle #religion #christianity #prechristian #pagan #3Dmodel 🏺🗃️🏴
Midmar Kirk Recumbent Stone Circle - 3D model by AOC Archaeology Group (@aocarchaeology)
Model published for AOC’s In-situ website. Please visit https://insitu.org.uk/. - Midmar Kirk Recumbent Stone Circle - 3D model by AOC Archaeology Group (@aocarchaeology)
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January 30, 2026 at 11:46 AM
🪨♥️ Well worth a look at the article, images & 3D models 👀⬇️
Article: insitu.org.uk/2025/10/30/a...
Example 3D model: skfb.ly/pFTpY
#scotland #aberdeenshire #archaeology #history #stonecircle #religion #christianity #prechristian #pagan #3Dmodel 🏺🗃️🏴
Article: insitu.org.uk/2025/10/30/a...
Example 3D model: skfb.ly/pFTpY
#scotland #aberdeenshire #archaeology #history #stonecircle #religion #christianity #prechristian #pagan #3Dmodel 🏺🗃️🏴
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Our brand new podcast, Folklore Matters, launches today.
David Clarke, Sophie Parkes-Nield, and Diane Rodgers speak to people working with or researching folklore to find out more about their work, how they discovered folklore, and to get their thoughts on the findings of the Survey.
David Clarke, Sophie Parkes-Nield, and Diane Rodgers speak to people working with or researching folklore to find out more about their work, how they discovered folklore, and to get their thoughts on the findings of the Survey.
January 29, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Our brand new podcast, Folklore Matters, launches today.
David Clarke, Sophie Parkes-Nield, and Diane Rodgers speak to people working with or researching folklore to find out more about their work, how they discovered folklore, and to get their thoughts on the findings of the Survey.
David Clarke, Sophie Parkes-Nield, and Diane Rodgers speak to people working with or researching folklore to find out more about their work, how they discovered folklore, and to get their thoughts on the findings of the Survey.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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“Of all the beings with which fear or fancy peopled the supernatural, the Fairies were the most intimately associated with men’s daily life.”
- Campbell, 'The Gaelic Otherworld' 1900
- Campbell, 'The Gaelic Otherworld' 1900
January 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
“Of all the beings with which fear or fancy peopled the supernatural, the Fairies were the most intimately associated with men’s daily life.”
- Campbell, 'The Gaelic Otherworld' 1900
- Campbell, 'The Gaelic Otherworld' 1900
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#scotland #shetland #norse #scots #folklore #history #yule #christmas #folkmagic
#scotland #shetland #norse #scots #folklore #history #yule #christmas #folkmagic
🔥 “The Yules” in Shetland & the Trows/Grey-Folk 🌫️
Even to this day the old Norn Yule-tide festival prevails over the Scottish Hogmanay. County Folklore Vol III: Examples of Printed Folklore Concerning the Orkney and Shetland Isles, collected by G …
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January 17, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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Nice to see a Corn Bunting in my garden today. The first time since the Winter of 1982/83 when I had 100+ regularly sitting in the trees here. The farmer had planted the field in front of the house with neeps and they were feeding in there. The same has happened this year. #birdingscotland
January 16, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Nice to see a Corn Bunting in my garden today. The first time since the Winter of 1982/83 when I had 100+ regularly sitting in the trees here. The farmer had planted the field in front of the house with neeps and they were feeding in there. The same has happened this year. #birdingscotland
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Read the full story here: www.thenational.scot/news/2576135...
Seabird 'blood sport' on remote Scottish island to remain legal despite protests
A TRADITIONAL hunt for seabirds on a remote Scottish island – labelled a “blood sport” by campaigners – will be allowed to continue as it is…
www.thenational.scot
January 13, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Read the full story here: www.thenational.scot/news/2576135...
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#OtD 10 Jan 1979 during the Winter of Discontent the number of lorry drivers across Scotland and northern England on wildcat strike against government-union pay restraint reached 50,000. Drivers picketed ports and warehouses to stop trucks moving goods stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8197...
January 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
#OtD 10 Jan 1979 during the Winter of Discontent the number of lorry drivers across Scotland and northern England on wildcat strike against government-union pay restraint reached 50,000. Drivers picketed ports and warehouses to stop trucks moving goods stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8197...
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🗓️ While most in Scotland would consider the Christmas period to be over by now, there’s a wee island up in Shetland that celebrates their Christmas Day today. There’s a nice article in the Press and Journal that details Christmas traditions in Foula:
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6318...
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www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6318...
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Why families living on Foula celebrate Christmas in January
The remote Shetland island marks Old Christmas, known locally as Yule, on January 6.
www.pressandjournal.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 9:37 AM
🗓️ While most in Scotland would consider the Christmas period to be over by now, there’s a wee island up in Shetland that celebrates their Christmas Day today. There’s a nice article in the Press and Journal that details Christmas traditions in Foula:
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6318...
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www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6318...
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Due to popular demand, 'Traversing the Inner Seas' is available in print again, in case you missed it the first time around!
You asked, we delivered! Our volume 'Traversing the Inner Seas' (ed. Chris Cooijmans, 2017) is once again available in print! If you've been hoping to get your hands on a copy of the book, here's your chance - featuring landmark research by Clare Downham, Alex Sanmark, Mark Hall, and many others
Traversing the Inner Seas (2017) - Scottish Society for Northern Studies
Representing foremost research from SSNS's recent residential conferences, exploring the history of the interconnected seascapes of Scotland and Ireland.
www.ssns.org.uk
January 5, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Due to popular demand, 'Traversing the Inner Seas' is available in print again, in case you missed it the first time around!
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Image du 3 janvier :
The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch, better known as The Skating Minister (1790s), by Henry Raeburn.
#wikimedia #cpod #fr
The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch, better known as The Skating Minister (1790s), by Henry Raeburn.
#wikimedia #cpod #fr
January 3, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Image du 3 janvier :
The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch, better known as The Skating Minister (1790s), by Henry Raeburn.
#wikimedia #cpod #fr
The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch, better known as The Skating Minister (1790s), by Henry Raeburn.
#wikimedia #cpod #fr
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#scotland #hogmanay #newyear #tradition #folklore #history 🗃️
#scotland #hogmanay #newyear #tradition #folklore #history 🗃️
🥂Happy New Year! Bliadhna Mhath Ùr! Guid New Year & lang may yer lum reek 🔥
🗓️ All the best to everyone for 2026 🥂 🏴 There are various traditions associated with this time of year – some still common & some not – such as first footing, opening w…
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January 1, 2026 at 2:51 PM
While witch hunts in Scotland are a thing of the past, they’re still going on in other parts of the world - please help if you can ⬇️
gofund.me/7232aacaf
🗃️🏺 #witch #witchcraft #justice #humanitarian #women
gofund.me/7232aacaf
🗃️🏺 #witch #witchcraft #justice #humanitarian #women
Donate to Provide Beds for Exiled Accused ‘Witches’ in Ghana, organized by Claire Thomas
In northern Ghana, women accused of witchcraft—most of them elderly, … Claire Thomas needs your support for Provide Beds for Exiled Accused ‘Witches’ in Ghana
gofund.me
December 30, 2025 at 2:51 AM
While witch hunts in Scotland are a thing of the past, they’re still going on in other parts of the world - please help if you can ⬇️
gofund.me/7232aacaf
🗃️🏺 #witch #witchcraft #justice #humanitarian #women
gofund.me/7232aacaf
🗃️🏺 #witch #witchcraft #justice #humanitarian #women
A Toast Tae The Daft Days- a poyum by Len Pennie for LIDL
YouTube video by Miss PunnyPennie
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December 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations are to feature on a global stage this New Year’s Eve, as the capital hosts CNN who will broadcast live from the city 👇
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay to have 'starring role' on CNN's global broadcast
www.thenational.scot
December 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations are to feature on a global stage this New Year’s Eve, as the capital hosts CNN who will broadcast live from the city 👇
🎄Merry Christmas/Blythe Yule/Nollaig Chridheil to everyone celebrating 🎶
👻 This time of year is yet another time when supernatural beings are thought to be more active than usual, so why not read a wee ghost story involving clan feuds & spooky mirrors: www.heraldscotland.com/news/1579187... 🪞
👻 This time of year is yet another time when supernatural beings are thought to be more active than usual, so why not read a wee ghost story involving clan feuds & spooky mirrors: www.heraldscotland.com/news/1579187... 🪞
a drawing of a cat sitting next to a christmas tree with a star on top
ALT: a drawing of a cat sitting next to a christmas tree with a star on top
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December 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🎄Merry Christmas/Blythe Yule/Nollaig Chridheil to everyone celebrating 🎶
👻 This time of year is yet another time when supernatural beings are thought to be more active than usual, so why not read a wee ghost story involving clan feuds & spooky mirrors: www.heraldscotland.com/news/1579187... 🪞
👻 This time of year is yet another time when supernatural beings are thought to be more active than usual, so why not read a wee ghost story involving clan feuds & spooky mirrors: www.heraldscotland.com/news/1579187... 🪞
🎄 Wee seasonal reshare on some of the history of Scotland’s complicated relationship with Christmas, from it being banned in the late 1500s to finally becoming an official Bank Holiday in the early 1970s:
theaddersden.wordpress.com/2021/12/19/s... 📰
#christmas #yule #christianity #presbyterian 🗃️
theaddersden.wordpress.com/2021/12/19/s... 📰
#christmas #yule #christianity #presbyterian 🗃️
December 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🎄 Wee seasonal reshare on some of the history of Scotland’s complicated relationship with Christmas, from it being banned in the late 1500s to finally becoming an official Bank Holiday in the early 1970s:
theaddersden.wordpress.com/2021/12/19/s... 📰
#christmas #yule #christianity #presbyterian 🗃️
theaddersden.wordpress.com/2021/12/19/s... 📰
#christmas #yule #christianity #presbyterian 🗃️