Gail Boyle FMA FSA
@boyleg.bsky.social
Museum Archaeology & Heritage Consultant (former Bristol Museum Senior Curator) Current Chair of CBA Trustees, Pucklechurch PC, Avon Local Councils Assn., & Bristol & Glos Archaeology Society. Treasure Valuation Committee member, Granny & Bristol Bears fan
Hurrah - we finally have some rain of substance - altho it might be spoiling Mr B's game of golf.....
August 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Hurrah - we finally have some rain of substance - altho it might be spoiling Mr B's game of golf.....
I am always fascinated by hydrangeas where each bloom is made up of individual #pieces - these clusters of individual flowers are called a corymb #BlueSkyArtShow #bloomscrolling
August 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I am always fascinated by hydrangeas where each bloom is made up of individual #pieces - these clusters of individual flowers are called a corymb #BlueSkyArtShow #bloomscrolling
"Digital Artichoke" - This is an arty piece I produced a while back from a photograph I took in 2016 in a country houses walled garden - I think it fits perfectly with today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Jagged
August 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
"Digital Artichoke" - This is an arty piece I produced a while back from a photograph I took in 2016 in a country houses walled garden - I think it fits perfectly with today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Jagged
Always grateful to be waking up on any new day but especially on days like these #Gratitude #BlueSkyArtShow
August 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Always grateful to be waking up on any new day but especially on days like these #Gratitude #BlueSkyArtShow
Hello from King's Weston Roman Villa - it's #AskAnArchaeologist day today, and we can be asked questions in person!
July 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Hello from King's Weston Roman Villa - it's #AskAnArchaeologist day today, and we can be asked questions in person!
Some fun new resources for #FestivalOfArchaeology
July 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Some fun new resources for #FestivalOfArchaeology
Just the best view from my deck chair in the Leicestershire countryside last Wednesday....not a beach in sight! #Summerdaze #BlueSkyArtShow
July 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Just the best view from my deck chair in the Leicestershire countryside last Wednesday....not a beach in sight! #Summerdaze #BlueSkyArtShow
A #Sideways view of the House of the Nuns, Chichén Itzá, Mexico - taken in 2012 while on another one of our amazing #travel adventures. This time inspired by the work of Adela Breton and her collection at Bristol Museum #BlueSkyArtshow trowelblazers.com/2014/04/27/a...
July 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
A #Sideways view of the House of the Nuns, Chichén Itzá, Mexico - taken in 2012 while on another one of our amazing #travel adventures. This time inspired by the work of Adela Breton and her collection at Bristol Museum #BlueSkyArtshow trowelblazers.com/2014/04/27/a...
We try to #GetOutside to explore as many heritage sites as possible. This was a fantastic hillfort walk we did at Scratchbury Camp in Wiltshire earlier this year #BlueSkyArtShow #Archaeology
June 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We try to #GetOutside to explore as many heritage sites as possible. This was a fantastic hillfort walk we did at Scratchbury Camp in Wiltshire earlier this year #BlueSkyArtShow #Archaeology
Had a #narrow escape from this giant beastie this morning - trapped in a funicular lift with me at a resort in #Corfu. Its eyes were astonishing! #BlueSkyArtShow #insect #nature
June 21, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Had a #narrow escape from this giant beastie this morning - trapped in a funicular lift with me at a resort in #Corfu. Its eyes were astonishing! #BlueSkyArtShow #insect #nature
There are many things that bring #Joy to my life, but the greatest of all are my family and friends, and especially our grandchildren - here's a beautiful picture shared by one of my sons when his son was first born ♥️ #BlueSkyArtShow #Family #Grandparents
June 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
There are many things that bring #Joy to my life, but the greatest of all are my family and friends, and especially our grandchildren - here's a beautiful picture shared by one of my sons when his son was first born ♥️ #BlueSkyArtShow #Family #Grandparents
And today's offering - evidence of the previous occupant's taste in 1960s wallpaper - would love to see the whole design!!
June 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
And today's offering - evidence of the previous occupant's taste in 1960s wallpaper - would love to see the whole design!!
Archaeological evidence close to home.....sadly not the remains of Roman wall paintings, but layers of painted decoration under the tiles in our bathroom that's being refurbished! #Archaeology
June 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Archaeological evidence close to home.....sadly not the remains of Roman wall paintings, but layers of painted decoration under the tiles in our bathroom that's being refurbished! #Archaeology
The #vibrant pink flowers of the Japanese meadowsweet in my garden proved to be the main attraction for this equally #vibrant marmalade hover fly. My 📷 #BlueSkyArtShow #nature #photography
June 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The #vibrant pink flowers of the Japanese meadowsweet in my garden proved to be the main attraction for this equally #vibrant marmalade hover fly. My 📷 #BlueSkyArtShow #nature #photography
British Archaeology magazine - a great read for any day of the week, whether you are an archaeologist or not! Find out how to get a copy here, as well as access to its back catalogue online www.archaeologyuk.org/support-us/j...
June 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
British Archaeology magazine - a great read for any day of the week, whether you are an archaeologist or not! Find out how to get a copy here, as well as access to its back catalogue online www.archaeologyuk.org/support-us/j...
An amazing view of Saint Mark's Basilica which lies #underneath the shadow of Campanile di San Marco, Venice. It's distinctive silver-grey lead covered domes sit in in sharp contrast to the myriad terracotta roofs that lie beyond. My 📷 June 2018 #BlueSkyArtShow #Italy #Venice
May 31, 2025 at 7:30 AM
An amazing view of Saint Mark's Basilica which lies #underneath the shadow of Campanile di San Marco, Venice. It's distinctive silver-grey lead covered domes sit in in sharp contrast to the myriad terracotta roofs that lie beyond. My 📷 June 2018 #BlueSkyArtShow #Italy #Venice
Hurrah, the sun is out again! Progress on our brand new play area in Pucklechurch is gathering pace and results from a successful grant application Parish Council made to www.suez.co.uk/en-gb/our-of...
May 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Hurrah, the sun is out again! Progress on our brand new play area in Pucklechurch is gathering pace and results from a successful grant application Parish Council made to www.suez.co.uk/en-gb/our-of...
Dramatic light licks each of the features of this colossal stone head, whose enigmatic eyes once stared out at Sennacherib's palace at Ninevah and then thousands of years later at the British Museum. My 📷 2018 ##BlueSkyArtShow #LightAndShadow
May 24, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Dramatic light licks each of the features of this colossal stone head, whose enigmatic eyes once stared out at Sennacherib's palace at Ninevah and then thousands of years later at the British Museum. My 📷 2018 ##BlueSkyArtShow #LightAndShadow
And for my last stop I made sure to take in my favourite Oak tree that was once in the garden of the Rectory ....the hedge line being still being visible in the grass as an archaeological feature!
May 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
And for my last stop I made sure to take in my favourite Oak tree that was once in the garden of the Rectory ....the hedge line being still being visible in the grass as an archaeological feature!
St Thomas a Becket Church, where if you look really carefully at the stonework to the right-hand side of the porch you can see a scratch sundial, sometimes called a ‘mass dial’ and dating anywhere between 1100 to 1600 AD.
May 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
St Thomas a Becket Church, where if you look really carefully at the stonework to the right-hand side of the porch you can see a scratch sundial, sometimes called a ‘mass dial’ and dating anywhere between 1100 to 1600 AD.
Today I also made sure to clock all the other hints we have as to previous land use, now preserved in modern street names as well as visiting the oldest extant building we have .....
May 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Today I also made sure to clock all the other hints we have as to previous land use, now preserved in modern street names as well as visiting the oldest extant building we have .....
The hunting lodge is referenced by Historic England as being situated behind this pub....but there is no archaeological evidence to support this! Makes a good excuse to visit the pub though - as I did with Bristol Radical History Group many years ago ! www.brh.org.uk/site/events/...
May 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The hunting lodge is referenced by Historic England as being situated behind this pub....but there is no archaeological evidence to support this! Makes a good excuse to visit the pub though - as I did with Bristol Radical History Group many years ago ! www.brh.org.uk/site/events/...
I took in King's Lane, along which the body of King Edmund was reputedly carried towards Glastonbury Abbey after he was murdered in his hunting lodge here in Pucklechurch in AD946....but which I also know skirts around the medieval manor house.
May 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I took in King's Lane, along which the body of King Edmund was reputedly carried towards Glastonbury Abbey after he was murdered in his hunting lodge here in Pucklechurch in AD946....but which I also know skirts around the medieval manor house.
Imagine thousands of years of wind and rain carving out the surface #texture of this standing stone, which is part of the Great Circle at Stanton Drew. Now look at what the lichen has added to it too. #Archaeology #BlueSkyArtShow
May 17, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Imagine thousands of years of wind and rain carving out the surface #texture of this standing stone, which is part of the Great Circle at Stanton Drew. Now look at what the lichen has added to it too. #Archaeology #BlueSkyArtShow
Three separate finds....parts of the same object? All from a similar area in South Gloucestershire reported by finders to @findsorguk.bsky.social and acquired by Bristol Museum #FindsFriday finds.org.uk/database/art... and finds.org.uk/database/art... and finds.org.uk/database/art...
May 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Three separate finds....parts of the same object? All from a similar area in South Gloucestershire reported by finders to @findsorguk.bsky.social and acquired by Bristol Museum #FindsFriday finds.org.uk/database/art... and finds.org.uk/database/art... and finds.org.uk/database/art...