National Heritage Science Forum @nhsf.bsky.social Bringing the heritage science community together to improve collaboration, make better use of research, and demonstrate the public benefit of heritage science.
Scottish Community Heritage Alliance @scotheritage.bsky.social 
First Millennia Studies Group @firstmillennia.bsky.social The First Millennia Studies Group is a discussion forum for all aspects of archaeology in the first millennia BC and AD. There is no geographical limit but the majority of discussions centre around Scotland.
Open to all.
firstmillennia.wordpress.com
Make Your Mark in Volunteering @makeyourmarkvol.bsky.social We support everyone in Scotland to volunteer with history, culture and nature organisations.
Find an opportunity near you: makeyourmark.scot/for-volunteers/how-to-volunteer.
For resources & events for volunteer organisers, see @VolOrganisers.bsky.social
Scottish History @scottishhistory.org Online publication covering Scottish history, heritage and archaeology. Featuring articles, reviews, latest book releases, places to visit, events and more. Published in Ayrshire. Editor: @neilritchie.bsky.social
Research in Action on Church Heritage @churchheritage.bsky.social Prioritising need and creating momentum to tackle an urgent challenge for the nation | A @socantscot.bsky.social and @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social project | Supported by #NationalLottery #HeritageFund and the Pilgrim Trust
Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social BEFS informs, debates & advocates on opportunities & challenges facing Scotland's built environment. Historic Environment Scotland supported. 🔗 https://www.befs.org.uk
Dr Ross Barnett @deepfrieddna.bsky.social Invernessian palaeogeneticist and stay-at-home dad. Knows a thing or two about the aDNA of extinct lions, sabretooths and megafauna. Author of The Missing Lynx.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Missing-Lynx-Future-Britains-Mammals/dp/1472957350
Archaeology Shetland @archshet.bsky.social We are a community group dedicated to the exploration and celebration of Shetland's rich heritage. www.archaeologyshetland.org
Peeblesshire Archaeological Society @peeblesarchsoc.bsky.social Stimulating interest in the history and archaeology of Tweeddale in the Scottish Borders since 1994.
National Trust for Scotland @n-t-s.bsky.social We think places that make people smile are worth caring for – support our charity so we can keep sharing them with everyone, #ForTheLoveOfScotland https://www.nts.org.uk/
Holly Young @archaeoholz.bsky.social A generally ridiculous human, constantly on some kind of side quest!
Archaeologist at ORCA, PhD student at UHI Archaeology Institute based in Orkney studying how Iron Age people used marine molluscs! 🐚 big shell fan 🐚
@jenniferthoms.bsky.social @jenniferthoms.bsky.social 
Trimontium Trust & Museum @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social A unique museum dedicated to Roman & Iron Age Scotland.
🌟Thistle Awards Winner
Melrose, Scottish Borders
🔗https://linktr.ee/trimontiumtrust
Dr Lizzie Swarbrick 🇵🇸 @lizzieswarbrick.bsky.social Art & Architectural Historian - Research Manager for the Research in Action on Church Heritage project @churchheritage.bsky.social - Freelance research and writing about Scottish Medieval and Early Modern - She/her
NTS-Archaeology @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.
Highland Historic Environment Record @highlandhet.bsky.social An online, publicly accessible record of the Highland's Historic Environment. Visit the Highland HER website here: http://her.highland.gov.uk
Banner Photo: Patrick Robertson
Highland Archaeology Services @hiarchuk.bsky.social Archaeology company based in the Highlands of Scotland
1722 Waggonway Project @1722waggonway.bsky.social Community project celebrating Scotland’s first railway through research, archaeology and reconstruction.
www.1722waggonway.co.uk
Scotland's Archaeology Strategy @scotarchstrat.bsky.social We want to live in a Scotland where archaeology is for everyone! https://archaeologystrategy.scot/
Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk We're the national development body for Scotland's museum sector, supporting museums and galleries through funding, advocacy, advice, and events. 🏛️ 
Scottish Archaeological Forum @scotarchforum.bsky.social SAF was founded in 1969 to promote archaeological research in Scotland, and is currently run by postgraduate archaeologists from the University of Glasgow.
LAMPS Edinburgh @lamps-edinburgh.bsky.social Late Antique & Medieval Postgraduate Society | Community promoting interdisciplinarity & fellowship among students | Run by University of Edinburgh students
St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney @stmagnuscathedral.bsky.social A twelfth-century cathedral built during Viking times in the beautiful Orkney Islands. https://www.orkneymuseums.co.uk/our-museums/st-magnus-cathedral/#:~:text=Welcome%20to%20St%20Magnus%20Cathedral&text=Built%20from%20local%20red%20and,of%20the%20Kingdom
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland @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, @churchheritage.bsky.social and more | Visit https://www.socantscot.org/
Bob Marshall @bobmarshall.co.uk Architectural illustrator / 3D reconstruction artist. Edinburgh, Scotland. #Blender3D Pro. https://bobmarshall.co.uk
UHI Institute for Northern Studies @insuhi.bsky.social The UHI Institute for Northern Studies is a hub for world-class research and teaching on all aspects of the culture, heritage, and history of the Highlands and Islands, including their wider connections across the world.
Sacha Coward @sachacoward.bsky.social LGBTQ+ history dude (He/Him) 🌈 Research, Tours & Escape Rooms. Mermaid lover. Lifts heavy things for attention.
Mike Heyworth @mikeheyworth.bsky.social UK-based heritage & archaeology professional working principally for the Historic Environment Forum, Arcadia & the Getty Conservation Institute, trustee Kilmartin Museum, Chair of CIfA & BM/PAS committees, Secretary APPAG, sighthound owner
Kath Page @orkat3.bsky.social #Archaeologist #Zooarchaeologist #SGSAH funded #PhD student at #UHI #Orkney researching human- #RedDeer relationships in prehistory and NE #Scotland research officer at #Socantscot
merryn @merryn02.bsky.social Interests: archaeology of ale, beer and brewing, history & prehistory of malt and malting technologies. I like campervans, spinning, walking, gardening, swimming in the sea. Academic stuff is here:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Merryn-Dineley
Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social People/Places; Spatial/Cultural Informatics; Arch/Heritage Sci; Data & Design. PhD - WIP. Views own. Digital Trustee: @DunollieOban. Advisory Board: @goodorgcic.bsky.social Director/Trustee: @archscot.bsky.social (she/her)
Kimm Curran @kimmcurran.bsky.social she/her •medievalist • monastic landscapes • experiential heritage • neurodiversity & archaeology • medieval women religious • creator #muntastic #nunscapes • SFF nerd #AuDHD Ally 🏳️⚧️🌈
🔗https://hcommons.org/members/kimmcurran
Undiscovered Scotland @undisscot.bsky.social Undiscovered Scotland is a combination of visitor guide, accommodation listing and business directory which aims to show you what the country is really like.
Website: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/
Current Archaeology @currentarchaeology.bsky.social The UK's favourite archaeology magazine. Tweets by Editor Carly and team.
Subscribe today: https://archaeology.co.uk/subscriptions
CIfA Early Careers SIG @cifa-ec.bsky.social Here to support early career archaeologists and heritage professionals. Part of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists.
Ness of Brodgar @nessofbrodgar.bsky.social Ongoing project investigating a monumental Neolithic complex in Orkney, Scotland.
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk
Esther Renwick @estherr1w.bsky.social Archaeology/animals/outdoors. PhD in Visitor Experience in World Heritage Site Management, work in heritage management in the Northern Isles (UK).
Department of Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen @uoa-archaeology.bsky.social This it the official Bluesky account for the archaeology department at the University of Aberdeen. Follow us to see what we are up to (or digging down into) 
Solway Firth Partnership @solwayfp.bsky.social Working together towards a sustainable Solway Firth
🗒️ Saline & District Heritage Society @salineheritage.bsky.social History & Heritage of West Fife Villages
Speaker Events // Local Museum // Heritage Projects
🖱️ salinedistrictheritagesociety.wordpress.com
📧 salinedistrictheritage@gmail.com
@eafsarch.bsky.social @eafsarch.bsky.social 
Owen Exie Hurcum 💜🤍💙🍉 @owenexiehurcum.com PhD Researcher in Transgender Archaeology at the Uni of York. Former Mayor of Bangor, Author, Activist, Board Gamer, Welsh, Queer, Non-Binary (they/nhw)
Dr. Laura Heath-Stout @lheathstout.bsky.social Archaeologist, teacher, feminist, mom, writing about systemic oppression in archaeology
She/her
Prof Hannah Cobb @archaeocobb.bsky.social Prof of Archaeology & Pedagogy at the University of Manchester, NTF, PFHEA, UoM Academic Development Lead, CoDirector of the Ardnamuchan Transitions Project. #EDI. Giddy is my base state. she/her.
https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/hannah.cobb
Corinne Fowler @corinnefowler.bsky.social Prof. of Colonialism & Heritage @ University of Leicester UK.
Penguin author of Our Island Stories. 10 Walks through Rural Britain & its Hidden History of Empire (2024) repd by. Emma Bal @ Madeleine Milburn agency.
@OnlyinBirmingham podcast
On Substack
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social GBPT is a charity that works to rescue, repair and restore historic buildings at risk across Glasgow. Established 1982. Organisers of @Glasgowdodf since 1990.
David McGovern @monikierockart.bsky.social Heritage Stone-carver, medieval obsessive. Dewar of the Clag Buidhe Naomh Medan. FSAScot. Pictish Art and late medieval West Highland sculpture. As long as the world spins around, I'll take my time.
The Pictish Arts Society @pictishartssociety.bsky.social Founded in 1988 to affirm the importance of Pictish culture in Scotland's past. Monthly lectures through winter and spring. Annual conference in October. Newsletter 3-4 times/year. Join us: www.thepictishartssociety.org.uk. (Posts by fortrenn.bsky.social)
Tom Booth @boothicus.bsky.social Bioarchaeologist. Amateur Scarecrow.
Ancient DNA Lab @ The Francis Crick Institute
Associate Lecturer in Quantitative Archaeology and Later European Prehistory @ UCL Institute of Archaeology
Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com Zooarchaeologist. 🏺
Museums & Heritage Researcher. 📜
Science Communicator & Writer. 🧪
Chinese-American Immigrant in the UK.
She/Her/她. All views my own. 🏳️🌈♿️
https://dralexfitzpatrick.carrd.co/
SCAPE @coastarch.bsky.social SCAPE works with the public to research, investigate, interpret and promote the archaeology of Scotland’s coast. https://scapetrust.org/ 
Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk International awards winning gamesbook publisher.
https://www.stoutstoat.co.uk
Hamish Darrah @hamishdarrah.bsky.social Archaeological wood analyst. PhD in Late Bronze Age toolkits at the University of Leicester & the National Museums Scotland.
Works primarily with @dendrochronicle.bsky.social
Crookston Castle @crookston.bsky.social The Friends of Crookston Castle help care for and celebrate Glasgow's only surviving medieval castle.
AtGF1988: After the Garden Festival @glasgowgardenfestival.org Recording the form, story and legacy of the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival with LambLex, @GordonBarr.scot & @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social
(Pic J McDougall, CC 2.0)
http://www.glasgowgardenfestival.org
Scottish Industrial Heritage Society @scotindustria.bsky.social SIHS promotes the heritage of Scottish industry, past and present. Founded in 1984 by combining the Scottish Society for the Preservation of Historical Machinery and the Scottish Society for Industrial Archaeology. www.sihs.co.uk/ 
NorthLan Heritage @nlheritage.bsky.social Connecting you with North Lanarkshire's industrial & social heritage | Explore museum, archive & local studies collections | Visit our museums & search rooms
South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust @sghetorg.bsky.social South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust (SGHET) https://linktr.ee/sghet - celebrating our histories and places for a #SustainableSouthside #Glasgow #Heritage
DMs don't reach us but our email is here https://sghet.com/contact/
The Prehistoric Society @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social Worldwide society for prehistoric archaeology, established 1935.
www.prehistoricsociety.org
Posts by Tess Machling (membership secretary)
National Museums Scotland @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social Stories from Scotland's national collections.
Explore our website: nms.ac.uk
Sarah James @smjame5.bsky.social Archaeology student at UHI; charity trustee; stitcher. Isle of Mull, Argyll.
Edinburgh Archaeology @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social This is the official Bluesky account for the Department of Archaeology part of the School of History, Classics & Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh. https://hca.ed.ac.uk/archaeology 
PMurtagh @pmurtagh.bsky.social Football, Archaeology (PhD), Music
Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social The Archaeology Data Service supports research, learning and teaching with high quality and dependable #digital resources and #digital #preservation for #archaeology and heritage 💾💻🏺
Based in the Department of Archaeology, University of York, UK.
UHI Archaeology Institute @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social The UHI Archaeology Institute, a hub for world-class research, teaching, and professional consultancy. Part of the UHI
https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/archaeology-institute/ | https://archaeologyorkney.com
Jane Miller @janemiller000.bsky.social Learning Officer at Archaeology Scotland.
Roman Scotland @romanscotland.bsky.social All about Roman Scotland and beyond. Run by AndrewTibbs.bsky.social | formerly @RomanScotland and @AndrewTibbs | Hon Research Fellow at Aberdeen Uni- S Dr Murray Cook @stirlingdigger.bsky.social Archaeologist from Stirling interested in Romans, Picts and all things Scottish!
Megan Kasten @3dgroovanstones.bsky.social She/her. Research Affiliate at the University of Glasgow. Govan Old and OG(H)AM; researching Digital Imaging and Early Medieval Sculpture
James O’Driscoll @jodarchaeology.bsky.social Lecture in geospatial archaeology at the University of Glasgow, interested in landscape archaeology, GIS, remote sensing, hillforts, causewayed enclosures and anything big on top of a hill
Lucy Koster @lucyjkoster.bsky.social Postdoctoral researcher at AMGC VUB (BBLab) using isotope analyses to investigate the lives of city dwellers in the medieval Low Countries. Happiest with my two cats or reading a good book. Views my own.
@orkneyarchaeology.bsky.social @orkneyarchaeology.bsky.social Charity set up to support and promote archaeology in and across Orkney.
Orla Craig @orlacraig.bsky.social Struggles with Galloway on a daily basis, muppets fan account, certified mayo Hater
Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social The Scottish Society for Northern Studies (SSNS) was founded in 1968 to explore the inter-relationships between the Scandinavian, Celtic, and Scottish cultures.
https://ssns.org.uk
Fiona Campbell-Howes @fortrenn.bsky.social PhD student at the University of Glasgow, researching the early medieval Moray Firthlands in Scotland. Live in Penryn, Cornwall. FSAScot. Posts about early medieval Scottish history and archaeology. Blog: https://fortrenn.ghost.io
Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social Prof of Public Engagement in Science, Uni of Birmingham; anatomist, author, broadcaster; vice President of Humanists UK. All views my own.
TrowelBlazers @trowelblazers.bsky.social Pioneering women in archaeology, palaeontology & geology — past & present. Posts by Tori Herridge, Becky Wragg Sykes, Brenna Hassett, and Suzie Birch. www.trowelblazers.com 
Landward Research @landwardresear1.bsky.social Cultural Heritage Consultancy championing the economic value of heritage at individual, community and global levels without damaging humanity’s cultural memory.
Katrina Gargett @klgargett.bsky.social Audience and Network Manager at The Council for British Archaeology. University of York alumna. Archaeologist, Lakeland lass and Yorkshire tea addict. She/her.
📍York/Cumbria
Archaeology Scotland @archscot.bsky.social Inspiring people to discover, explore, care for and enjoy Scotland's archaeological heritage! We are an independent charity: https://www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk
Adrián Maldonado @archaeonado.bsky.social Galloway Hoard Researcher at National Museums Scotland. Author of Crucible of Nations: Scotland from Viking Age to Medieval Kingdom and other archaeology content. https://www.nms.ac.uk/profile/dr-adrian-maldonado See also @almostarch.bsky.social
North Ages @northages.bsky.social Early medieval northern Britain, taking in Picts, Gaels, Britons, Angles and Norse. On this day, feast days, place-names, archaeology news and book releases. Posts by Dundonian bookworm Craig. https://northages.wordpress.com/
Daniel MacLean @danielmaclean.bsky.social Early Medievalist, Pictus obsessus and bronze vessel nerd. 46/282 Munros. With some added Crofting and Common Grazings.
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social Rewriting archaeology, @durham_uni
Land/seascapes- old music/books - folk traditions - early med/ post med Britain / Armorica - views own - incorrigibly plural - Pleasant Green; Dept of Works
(Dr) Rena Maguire @justrena.bsky.social Archaeologist. This gun's for hire on small finds. Educator. Iron Age/ early med material culture . Likes horses and old stabby pointy things. "Ain't nothin' like me - except me" (Raccoon, 2014). Usually optimistic. She/her/thon wan. Personal views only
NPicts @northernpicts.bsky.social The bluesky social media channel for the University of Aberdeen Northern Picts project @northernpicts on Facebook
All things Pictish/early medieval/Aberdeen/Scotland/Archaeology/Hilforts/Digital
(Dr.) Zack Hinckley @zackhinckley.bsky.social Archaeologist. Scotland. Interest in early medieval Scotland and Europe, landscape, and defended settlement.
Gemma Cruickshanks @postexgem.bsky.social Post-excavation artefact specialist at National Museums Scotland: iron, metalworking, craft, Iron Age, early medieval and medieval. Mum, gardener and list-maker.
Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social Lecturer in Biomolecular & Medieval Archaeology at Edinburgh Uni - data viz & R enthusiast (she/her)
Gavin MacGregor @gavinmacgregor.bsky.social Archaeology Art
Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social Empowering people to imagine and realise low carbon, just, climate resilient futures through culture – from arts to heritage
Dr Edward Stewart @eddiecstewart.bsky.social CVARF Engagement Officer at Archaeology Scotland, affiliated researcher @UofG interested in early modern uplands, shieling practice, hunting and estates, and 17th c. Glencoe. I also dabble in contemporary archaeology - edgelands and archaeologies of waste.
Helen Spencer @helspencer.bsky.social Head of Research at Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. PhD in archaeological glass science. Consultant in museum and heritage collections care. Trustee at Tarbat Discovery Centre.
Interested in all things #archaeology #museums #glass #Scotland #heritage
Rebecca Jones @drbecjones.bsky.social Archaeologist; #Roman Frontiers; Scottish History and #Archaeology at National Museums Scotland @ntlmuseumsscotland
Hugo Anderson-Whymark @hugowhymark.bsky.social Passion for prehistory! Flint and stone tools | 3D modelling | monuments | flintknapping | all things Orkney. Senior Curator of Prehistory (Palaeolithic to Neolithic), National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh | Visiting Associate Professor @ UHI
Tristan Boyle - Anarchaeologist @anarchaeologist.bsky.social Digital Public Archaeologist - Podcaster - co-founder of Archaeology Podcast Network
Stef North-Sagrott @archaeostef.bsky.social Trade Unionist; Archaeologist; Senior Cultural Resources Advisor for the Historic Scotland Properties in Care
Raksha Dave @rakshadigs.bsky.social 🏺Hon.Prof, Archaeologist, Broadcaster, Award winning Author #Booksky 📕.
BAFTA and Equity member 🎥
President Council for British Archaeology
Research Affiliate @Pitt_Rivers
Agent: http://www.miradormanagement.co.uk
Insta: @raksha_digs
All views my own!
Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social Professor of European Prehistory
Vice President, The Prehistoric Society
Archaeologist • digs hillforts, Celts • writes disciplinary history • resolving the structure of prehistoric society • unpicking patriarchal assertion from present to past • radical