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Gallus granny interested in glass, graves and gardens. Perthshire. Once a History teacher. Auld alumna of University of Glasgow, University of Strathclyde (Jordanhill) and the OU. FSAScot. RAMC camp follower for 33 years. Photos all mine.

Nancy Johnston

Visitor just now in the front garden.

The impressive edifice of Saint Columba's Parish Church in Woodside in Glasgow. Designed by Gillespie, Kidd and Cola in the Italian Romanesque style, it was completed in 1941. #glasgow #church #architecture #architecturephotography

As part of the Govan Book Festival, we're open to visitors until 5pm this Saturday! 📚 The GBF event starts at 4:30pm and lasts until 5:30pm, after which attendees to Dr Tom Horne's chat about his book, Treasures of the Vikings, will be able to buy signed copies or browse our v cool Viking Age shop.

#ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, St Modan's, Rosneath has a fine carved oak pulpit, dated 1624, and a superbly carved and brightly coloured communion table. Behind this a painted wooden reredos, designed in 1931 by Morris Meredith Williams shows the Last Supper. Note too the ceiling. #Woodensday 🧵1/2

Shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger 2026 Scottish historical crime fiction Fiction with a social conscience Will she do it or won't she? robmcinroy.co.uk/barvick-falls #WritingCommunity #HistoricalFiction #CrimeFiction #Scotland #Perthshire #Crieff #WW2

The Glasgow Times reports on the Church of Scotland selling Duntocher Trinity Church "despite congregation members sharing their upset over its closure." 👇 www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2618036...

The people in this house, who aren’t interested in football, didn’t appreciate that this is a collector’s item. Too many times through the dishwasher in 48 years!

If you have an interest in Scottish churches and church heritage, you might like to take a few moments to respond to the latest survey from @thebefs.bsky.social which looks to gauge opinions on the current "Ecclesiastical Exemption" planning guidelines View it here 👇 www.surveymonkey.com/r/PF38HBM

Local folklore suggests that St Modan may have been buried in the old graveyard opposite our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, St Modan's, Rosneath. This story undoubtedly grew in strength following the discovery, in 1880, of an elaborately carved early-medieval cross slab, buried there. 🧵1/2

St Mary's Church in Hawick has been given a £115,000 donation by an anonymous benefactor, days before being put up for sale. More on our site 👇 www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/st-ma... A Friends of St Mary’s group was set up last year. Full story 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2616985...