Dr Edward Stewart

A new fireside tale - traversing the 17th century - from the Glencoe Archaeology Project.

I love how these evidence based stories build a world around and animate the archaeological finds.

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You can check out our latest storytelling blog from the Glencoe Archaeology Project here: glencoe.glasgow.ac.uk/the-house-of...

This story explores the 17th century tacksman's house in Achnacon, and the biography of this dwelling, its occupants and finds.

… Or you could read about it in this fieldwork article (but miss some of the drama & extended bits of research): doi.org/10.15157/ave...

Or if you want to make me really happy, read the article & come hear the paper & ask me oddly specific questions #pmac26

To celebrate the launch of our new Glencoe website we have a blog post for you all - which follows some recent fieldwork by @nts-archaeology.bsky.social and myself to visit a mill stone quarry in one of Glencoe's corries. You can find out here: glencoe.glasgow.ac.uk/oh-schist-a-...

"Standing on the Edge of Being: Scotland 1850 to Cop 26, an Environmental History of Scotland" by Richard D Oram - Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Reviewed by Dr Edward Stewart FSAScot

👀 @eddiecstewart.bsky.social's review of Richard Oram's latest, series completing book: tinyurl.com/4vru2tv2

Parklea Branching Out - Looking to the Past A comic created with volunteers at Parklea Branching Out, exploring some of the history and heritage of the area. Supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund.

I quite liked this by Magic Torch comics, we contributed some stories from a survey of the foreshore and timberponds with ASN groups which are featured: share.google/LYIlmwNyHyFd...

It was co-designed with the clients at a horticultural therapy centre on the Clyde.

If the finder were an archaeologist this would be an unthinkable story, our training teaches us that artefacts represent a shared past. His training is in documents, he sees objects as something to be auctioned, a source of 'reward'
Is this an anomaly? Historian friends, how do you feel about this?

Large round stone with hole in upland landscape with red and white 1m scale pole and person with rucksack looking on

Beautiful day yesterday to go up Meall Mor, beside the NTS visitor centre in Glencoe, to inspect this millstone rough out up at 400m OD in Coire nan Cuilc. Thanks to @eddiecstewart.bsky.social for coming along.

Look what just dropped on the doormat! The latest issues of #CurrentArchaeology and our work on Ben Lomond made it on to the front cover! @currentarchaeology.bsky.social @n-t-s.bsky.social @nattrustarch.bsky.social

"I felt the urge to cry out that they could never understand the relationship we hold with this place: a relationship carried not in ownership but in reciprocity, where the land sings through Gaelic names, stories, and memories borne across generations."

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Thanks for sharing I’ll give this a read!

A great way to push back against the use of ai in reconstructing visions of our past. Apart from its devaluing of the skills of amazing illustrators like yourself, it lacks the iterative research process which makes engaging with reconstructions to valuable, and recycles tired stereotypes.

Find Study: The Pipes A fascinating assemblage of clay pipe fragments were uncovered over the course of our excavations in Gleann Leac-na-Muidhe in 2023 spanning the 17th-19th centuries. This blog post will explore a fe…

This clay pipe we found during our 2023 season at the Summerhouse of MacIain in Glencoe is quite on theme for Burns’ night.
The pipe was likely left by a 19th century visitor to the site who may have been on a tour of the Highlands: glencoeandrannochenvirons.wordpress.com/2024/01/24/f...

Help us develop a global map of how Burns Night is celebrated! Take Part in The Burns Supper at 225 Years Research Project ⬇️ .

There are still tickets for our annual Centre for Robert Burns Studies Conference this Sat (17th Jan), held in the ARC: gla.ac/3LaXLe5

It was great to spend a day with such enthusiastic students exploring careers in archaeology and the industrial heritage of North Lanarkshire.

A tour of the museums stores with Rosie Shackleton!

Finds handling with David from Summerlee

Learning how iron is made at Summerlee

Before the modern curlers how did folks get their hair curled? Here are a pair of early 20th c curling irons!

I had a great day out at @nlheritage.bsky.social Summerlee Museum with students from St Margaret’s in Airdrie exploring their industrial collections! We were lucky to get the chance to peak behind the scenes, and get hands on with their collections!

Centre for Robert Burns Studies Conference A conference exploring the life, work, and legacy of Robert Burns, this year celebrating the 225th anniversary of the Burns Supper

Looking forward to the Robert Burns conference this weekend examing the role of the Burns supper. I'll be giving a talk about our whisky project and the National bard. @uofgartshums.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...

Archaeology of Light and Change As the year turns again, we find ourselves in the shortest and darkest days. In Scotland, as in other northerly places, this time of year provides an important reminder that while in some ways the …

"...a hint of warmth on your skin which will not truly arrive for another three months. These powerful sensory moments can come at any moment, never when you expect them. As an archaeologist, one of the great joys of these moments is to know that they are now as they ever were." tinyurl.com/2xrnzb4e

Archaeology of Light and Change As the year turns again, we find ourselves in the shortest and darkest days. In Scotland, as in other northerly places, this time of year provides an important reminder that while in some ways the …

Check out our latest blog post from the Glencoe project @uofgartshums.bsky.social @nts-archaeology.bsky.social by @lizzierobertson.bsky.social, Dr Gareth Beale and Dr Nicole Smith: glencoeandrannochenvirons.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/a...

There's time yet... though it won't me, I was joint honours so I missed artefact drawing class in favour of core Geography.

I really love these illustrations of some of our finds featured on tonights Digging for Britain, alongside some of the many other wonderful finds made across the country!

I’d love to see what anyone comes up with!

Cheers Derek! Yeah I had romantically fogged over the sheer sogginess too!

Thanks Kenny, I loved your Kelvin Wheelies segment!

Great project done recently about enslavement and Scottish rural history
lamhan.scot/2025/05/06/l...

You can find myself, @nts-archaeology.bsky.social and @uofgartshums.bsky.social Prof Michael Given tonight on Digging for Britain at 9pm on BBC2, talking about our 2025 Glencoe season!

Below a wee work in progress reconstruction based on our 2 seasons at Achnacon by me, and a pic by Derek!

Yikes what a brutal start to a conference! Hope you have a moment to recover before the sessions begin!

Tune in to 'Digging for Britain' #DfB2026 tonight to find out about some of the exciting results from our project in Glencoe with Glasgow Uni. @eddiecstewart.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social @n-t-s.bsky.social