Scottish History

These pages are from the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1851-2002. Link…

Celtic Inscribed Stones Project

Worthyvale [Also: Slaughterbridge]There is some confusion about the exact history of this stone as it appears to have occasionally been mixed-up with a second, probably uninscribed stone which now lies in the stream.
Okasha/1993, 333--334, records that the stone was first mentioned in 1602. By 1754 it had been used as a footbridge and then as part of a early 18th landscape folly. The stone is unlikely to have moved since at least 1799.
Stone associated with King Arthur because of a misreading of the inscription to include the word ATRY.

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Gelli-DywellMacalister/1945, 421: 'According to Morris's note, this stone stood 'on the roadside by Mr. William Lewis's house, called Bwlch of Clawdd', in the parish of Maenclochog, where Lewis Morris discovered the inscription. Later, but before 1776, it was removed to 'the lawn of Capt. Lewis's house in Carmarthenshire,' according to the Gentleman's Magazine of that year. In 1894, before the publication of Lewis's notes, it is stated that the stone `originally' stood in a field called Parc y Maen Llwyd (the Field of the Grey Stone') near Cenarth Church, and was taken by the owner of Gelli Dywell farm, to be placed as a headstone over a favourite horse. (In 1876 this is mentioned as a mere piece of folklore). In 1896 it was removed by direction of the Earl of Cawdor to Cenarth churchyard for safe keeping, where it now stands'.

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Castledorei) 1540 it was 1 mile from Castledore, and 2.5 or more miles from Fowey.
ii) Between 1540--1711 (probably before 1602) it was to be found on the roadside about 1 mile from Fowey.
iii) c. 1742 it had been dumped in a ditch a short distance from the cross-road along the Castledore road.
iv) Between 1803--1817 the stone was set upright at same spot (near Newton).
v) A short while before 1894, it was moved to the 'centre of the highway outside Menabilly Lodge gates'.
vi) 1971 stone had been moved a few metres to present position.

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CISP is a very cool database. Tons of interesting history. Link…

Sidak Sanctuary

One of the Religious Centers of Pre-Islamic North Transoxiana . Sacral objects from the 5th to early 8th century. Link…

Russian Exhibitions

Architectural sketches of exhibition pavilions from 1775 to 1970. [previously] Link…

The Gertrude Bell Project

"They say the P&O are going to refuse to run their boats to Australia if the colonials hold out as to the Lascars. It's curious to see how all the Englishmen who have to deal with Australia hate the people there. It's scarcely surprising however for they hamper them with outrageous regulations at every step. As soon as these boats get into Australian waters they are charged duty on all the provisions that are used on board. It's almost incredible that we can allow this sort of thing. I should like to hand Australia over to Germany for 50 years and see what they made of King Stork. This man Osborne that I sit by at dinner is a rabid protectionist. He is as stupid as you choose, but he is a sheep farmer and naturally he wants an extra shilling or two on wool. He hasn't the beginning of an idea that his little silly personal interests don't weigh a feather in the big scales of English commerce. God bless my soul - etc!"

Gertrude Bell, traveller, archaeologist, spy, Iraqi state and king-maker and founder of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad. Photographs, diaries and letters collected and digitised by Newcastle University. Link…

Hellenica

All things Greek, including information about Aitna tetradrachm, the world's most valuable coin. Link…

AERIA - Antikensammlung ERlangen Internet Archive

The University of Erlangen/Nuremberg has, as well as castings and ceramics, an interesting collection of old photographs that include: travels in Egypt 1892, Athens from 1860, people and street scenes, a whole lot of ruins, old pictures of Rome, Naples and Vesuvius amongst others. You can view the photographs by theme or photographer. Link…