dgplacenames (now in Orkney)
Place-names, maps, languages. dgplacenames.wordpress.com
auldnorse.wordpress.com/owersettins/
@nts-archaeology.bsky.social
Exploring Scotland’s past through archaeology at National Trust for Scotland sites. Follow for updates on digs, discoveries, and history! #ForTheLoveOfScotland. Where we are and what we're doing.
@plashingvole.bsky.social
Mild-mannered lecturer by day…mild-mannered lecturer by night. Welsh lit, politicians’ fictions. Fencer, cyclist, UCU. Dysgwr Cymraeg; tá gaeilge agam. Barnau fy hun. Read books; join unions; block cookies.
@adamroberts.bsky.social
Writer, FRSL. Prof, RHUL. Literature and science fiction. https://profadamroberts.substack.com/
@wyliehorn.bsky.social
Passionate naturalist and thrawn gadgie. Tha mi ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig. Bruidhinn Gàidhlig rium mas e ur thoil e.
@kristelzilmer.bsky.social
Professor of runology (= runes & runic inscriptions, not urology), working with all things runic and more. Own views and random thoughts.
@andywightman.scot
Land campaigner, former MSP, forester, author The Poor Had No Lawyers. http://andywightman.scot & http://whoownsscotland.org.uk
@henrywgc.bsky.social
Semi-retired farmer. Early career medievalist (annalistic chronicles of Britain and Ireland). Lapsed trombonist. Occasional dogwalker.
@kittyjomac.bsky.social
Writing poetry | Pushcart & Forward nom | Debut collection: 'The Bone Folder' Drunk Muse Press 2024 | Pamphlet: 'The songs I sing are sisters' Dreich 2022 | Saboteur Award 2023 | Board Moniack Mhor | Co-director The Wee Gaitherin | linktr.ee/caitjomac
@drmdempster.bsky.social
@derekalanmeins.bsky.social
PhD researcher at Glasgow University looking into James Hogg’s influence on the modern Scottish novel. Occasional front man of the band Vex Message.
@dankackroyd.bsky.social
If you like tweets you’re in for a treat 🤫 https://linktr.ee/Ruth_Husko
@scotslanguage.bsky.social
Scots Language Centre - promoting and supporting the Scots Language. Email info@scotslanguage.com for enquiries or to let us know about your work with Scots! https://www.scotslanguage.com/
@kathleenjamie.bsky.social
Poet, essayist. Author of 'Findings', 'Sightlines', 'Surfacing' and 'Cairn'. Erstwhile National Poet of Scotland. Terrible at art, alas. What else? Today is all low winter sun and jackdaws.
@socantscot.bsky.social
A membership charity founded in 1780 that supports the study and enjoyment of Scotland’s past through publications, lectures, @scarf-scot.bsky.social, @digitscotland.bsky.social and more | Visit https://www.socantscot.org/
@drmjwarren.bsky.social
Writer, naturalist, medievalist, teacher. Trustee of Curlew Action. The Cuckoo’s Lea, Bloomsbury, out June 2025: birds in our ancient and modern senses of place. Marshes. Winter. Whisky. https://linktr.ee/cuckooslea www.birdsandplace.co.uk (live soon)
@nessofbrodgar.bsky.social
Ongoing project investigating a monumental Neolithic complex in Orkney, Scotland. www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk
@byrnesong.bsky.social
Scots Singer and Public Folklorist Chief Executive of TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) Sing & play with Malinky Arbroathian, now living in East Lothian. Own views, as ever!
@openhistoricalmap.org
Explore the world throughout time, mapped in minute detail by people like you & dedicated to the public domain. OHM is a charter project of @osmus.bsky.social and cousin of @openstreetmap.bsky.social. #oldmaps #dh #hgis https://www.openhistoricalmap.org
@oornews.bsky.social
oorNews.co.uk/sco-ne/ Scots spikkers hae the richt tae news an media in Scots. Non-political news stories in Staundart, Nor East an Nordern Isles Scots. We're for aabody on baith sides o the political spectrum :-)
@politicdormouse.bsky.social
Historian Curator Wikimedian 🤓🏴🇪🇺 🗃️Hic Sunt Dracones 🐑🍬 “Wiki Medium” ☠️ (you need to be dead before I write about you) History of #WomenInSTEM Every month is #WomensHistoryMonth here
@rdmpage.bsky.social
Expat Kiwi, Professor of Taxonomy at Glasgow University, inclined to say that something sucks at every available opportunity. Biodiversity informatics, phylogeny, knowledge graphs. I also run the @evoldir.bsky.social bot.
@hannahbooth.bsky.social
Historical linguist | Northumbrian in the Netherlands | Writes about connections between Britain and its North Sea neighbours Website: https://hannahmarybooth.com Substack: https://northseanexus.substack.com
@ionanamescape.bsky.social
@docuracy.co.uk
Technical Director & Lead Software Developer, World Historical Gazetteer @whgazetteer.org Research Associate, Unlocking Upcycled Medieval Data @ihr.bsky.social GIS Consultant, Layers of London @layersoflondon.bsky.social
@lowriwilliams.bsky.social
/ˈlou̯ri/ Tonyrefailian in Aberystwyth. PhD student in (systemic functional) #linguistics and #Cymraeg at Cardiff Uni. Pattern-seeker. Carer. Cymraes swil. (She/her) 🍉
@englishgrammar.bsky.social
Professor of English Linguistics, UCL Here, I post on (English) language topics. On Substack, I post on English Grammar: https://basaarts.substack.com/ #grammar #syntax #parsing
@haspelmath.bsky.social
comparative linguist, MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig); https://www.eva.mpg.de/linguistic-and-cultural-evolution/staff/martin-haspelmath
@downham.bsky.social
Medievalist, Liverpool. She/Her. Author of ‘Medieval Ireland’ (Cambridge University Press) ‘Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland’ (Liverpool University Press) currently commissioned for a Penguin Classics volume on the Viking Age
@mycenaeanatlas.bsky.social
This is the home of the Mycenaean Atlas Project. The M.A.P. is the most accurate gazetteer and analysis tool for Bronze Age sites in Greece, Crete, the islands, and Anatolia. www.helladic.info
@darkoutside.co.uk
does stuff, occasional 24 hour radio broadcasts of things you've never heard before in forests. TDO Cassettes / Bibliotapes etc https://thedarkoutside.bandcamp.com/
@readystatefail.bsky.social
I live in the hills of Galloway, Scotland. Often found outdoors. YYYY-MM-DD enthusiast. #PHP and #MODX dev. Whippet lover. Photography. Music: https://readystatefail.bandcamp.com
@eirikursmari.bsky.social
Philosopher at the University of Iceland with interest in Ancient Greek philosophy, the societal impact of the humanities, research evaluations and more recently in various aspects of digital humanities and arts.
@profthomasdixon.bsky.social
Year 6 and maths teacher. ECT. Historian of emotions. Honorary Professor at QMUL. Author. Broadcaster.
@davidessonart.bsky.social
Stippling artist from Scotland 🏴 Made with just a wee pen, no machines! Mostly Animal and wildlife focused. Shop open - 👇🎉 https://david-esson-art.sumupstore.com/
@mshl-cdha.bsky.social
The Icelandic Center for Digital Humanities and Arts (MSHL) promotes the development of and access to research infrastructure in digital humanities and links Icelandic research to international developments in the field. linktr.ee/mshl_cdha
@otd.tolkienguide.com
an automated account sharing interesting Tolkien related events that happened "on this day" in the past
@natlibscot.bsky.social
Scotland’s living memory. If you can think of it, we probably have it.
@lairnscots.bsky.social
The Scots Language Centre's education account. DM/Email education@scotslanguage.com to enquire about support/resources, or to let us know of a project/resource.
@samuelpepys.bsky.social
The diaries of Samuel Pepys in real time, 1660-69. Currently posting 1662. Run by @philgyford.bsky.social. More at https://www.pepysdiary.com Daily emails at buttondown.com/pepysdiary Support at https://ko-fi.com/pepysdiary
@evertype.bsky.social
Linguist, publisher, typographer, medievalist, immigrant. Into Le Guin, Wonderland, Hobbits, Unicode, minority languages. 🖖🏻🏴🇮🇪🇪🇺🏳️🌈
@englishplacenames.bsky.social
Home of the Survey of English Place-Names, based at the University of Nottingham.
@nikgunn.bsky.social
Interested in medieval stuff, language, creativity, education. East Midlander. Occasional literary translator. Views mine.
@sherylmcd.bsky.social
Reading, writing, running, cycling, rowing. Senior Researcher/Assoc. Prof. at the Dictionary of Old Norse Prose, University of Copenhagen. Language, literature, manuscripts, lexicography. From the west coast of Canada to Denmark.
@onp.ku.dk
Dictionary of Old Norse Prose - Ordbog over det norrøne prosasprog. A random word of the day with a defined citation, the previous day’s Wordle solution, plus occasional updates from the editors.