Scotland's Churches Trust

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12 October 2026 17:43

Day 12 of #31DaysOfGraves - Ordinary In heraldry, an "ordinary" is the technical name given to shapes that divide up a shield. These can be cross-shaped, chevrons, straight lines or, as in this case, saltires. This fabulous example is in the 'Poltalloch Enclosure' in Kilmartin Kirkyard, in Argyll.

Alison Fisk

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01 October 2026 12:42

Fabulous fragment of an ancient Egyptian wall relief with three bears and an oil jar. The paint has survived some 4,500 years! Limestone relief from the Pyramid Temple of Sahure, Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, c. 2496-2483 BC. Neues Museum, Berlin 📷 by me #ReliefWednesday #Archaeology

Scotland's Churches Trust

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01 October 2026 12:42

The residents of Lismore have raised the funds to support community excavations that shed light on the early Christian monastery on the island founded by St Moluag. Their remarkable archaeological discoveries are rewriting the history of this part of Scotland 👇 www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Nigel Stanley

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30 September 2026 16:09

3/5 Around #Malvern Great Malvern Priory - Originally the church of a 12th century monastery and rebuilt and extended in the 15th century. Sir George Gilbert Scott did a Victorian restoration in 1860, but there is still much medieval in the church. #photography #churchphotography #architecture

History and Heritage Yorkshire

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30 September 2026 16:08

On 1 October 1645, the Royalist garrison at Sandal Castle surrendered to Parliamentarian forces during the First English Civil War. Long neglected and largely unoccupied by about 1600, the castle was briefly re-fortified as a Royalist garrison in 1645. Parliamentarian forces besieged it