Overlooked tales of Edinburgh, Leith & Scottish local history. Expect the unexpected: people, buildings, transport, maps & occasional attempts to be funny. Stories also published at https://threadinburgh.scot 🐦 ex-Cocteautriplets
Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵
Loading...
James Hutton (1726–1797), father of modern #Geology, was born #OTD, 14 June (NS/3 June OS). One of the first Western proponents of “deep time”, his memorable phrase “we find no vestige of a beginning,—no prospect of an end” has been called one of the most lyrical sentences in all #science
#C18th
1/3
powderhall.link/2026/06/14/a...
New paths can transform opportunities to walk, wheel, cycle.
Great to have backing on this from local MSP. @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social
The last (and actually first) time I saw Scotland win a game at the World Cup finals, my primary school Minister (Rev. Hill) used it - and the loss to Costa Rica - as the allegory in his fortnightly sermon
In case you also haven't heard of the Beggar's Benison, the items are here:
collections.st-andrews.ac.uk/collection/b...
They've also 3D scanned lots of them so it's well worth scrolling down the page to enjoy the images/scans.
At least the Haiti goalkeeper can get home and finish up the dishes
Association for Scottish Literature
And now a message from the official Chinese SUV of the England football team 🧐
BBC: You get that custom typeface for our World Cup branding? Designer: Sure did boss, real Third Reichy, just like you asked.
BBC: what.
(i can't be the *only* one who gets that vibe off it?)
@LaidBackBikes
'Pioneering photography': early images of Newhaven's fishers - in pictures:
