Ian Ebbage
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History addict (originally Classics, but trying to broaden my repertoire); monsters, mosaics and myths. (Also birds, butterflies etc.) @ianebbage.bsky.social
Haddingtonshire
Joined October 2017
Peacocks for #mosaicmonday, here with vine tendrils & a basket of grapes. Well-observed, good quality work with, in the lower border, a striking decorative tromp-l'oeil ribbon set against a dark background & picking up colouring from the birds' plumage. Antioch 2-4c CE
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Sueno's Stone in Forres: the tallest monument in Scotland at 21ft. A Christian monument showing scenes of battle, executions & ritual practices, it possibly dates from about 800 AD, the period of Viking invasions & the rise of the new Gaelic kingdom of Alba #stoneworksunday
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@thaywoodphoto @PanoPhotos The Rest and Be Thankful is a stopping place at the highest point on the A83 from Arrochar to Inveraray. It is on the pass between Glen Croe and Glen Kinglass.
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A reminder of our September holiday, at the #Findhorn Heritage Museum #Fingerpostfriday @FingerpostFri
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A floodgate on Warriston Road, part of the #Edinburgh Flood Prevention Scheme, & inscribed with a quote from a poem by George Bruce "The Auld Warld is by wi" #thursgate
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The Monastery of the Pantanassa (The Queen of All), founded in 1428 & the only one still inhabited, by nuns, in #Mystras Greece #WindowsonWednesday #wallsonwednesday
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"Bishop Porphyrios made these mosaic decorations for the Basilica of Paul in Christ." Dedicatory inscription in the Basilica at Philippi built between 314 & 343 AD (Paul had visited Philippi in c 50 AD: Acts 16.12) #mosaicmonday
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RT @JulianHoffman: A few thoughts on #WorldWetlandsDay from the extraordinary Lesser Prespa Lake in northern Greece.
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Glanum in Gallia Narbonensis, once a fortified town of the Salyens tribe, received the status of Oppidum Latinum c. 27 BC. Its prosperity depended on mineral springs & its location on the Via Domitia. The triumphal arch (10 BC) was the first in Gaul. #romansitesaturday
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RT @JamsNature: Thanks to @RosieP4 for this ‘badge’. So I’ll also happily tweet it out. I’m asking everyone to save this image and use it…
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The medieval town of Villefranche de Conflent in the Pyrenées Orientales. The town is in a strategically important position in the approaches to the Cerdagne region of the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain. The current fortifications date from late 17c. #thursgate
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A sunny afternoon at Yellowcraig, with birds taking advantage of food and cover from the Sea Buckthorn (Carrion Crow, Reed Bunting & Fieldfare) #birdwatching #EastLothian
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Late 14c Bolton Castle near Leyburn in Yorkshire #windowsonwednesday #wallsonwednesday (Mary Queen of Scots was held prisoner here for 6 months in 1568)
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@begynnynge I've never seen Peregrines in a city environment, but they regularly hunt along the East Lothian coast.
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Looking over Tyningham Lagoon towards Traprain Law, an Iron Age fort associated with the Votadini tribe #EastLothian #tidesouttuesday
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