https://t.co/ZRvVBFX4nY The Battle of Glen Mureson, 638AD (a thread). The Annals of Ulster and Tigernach record that in January 638 Domnall Brecc, a king of Dalriada, was defeated by 'extranei' (outsiders) at the battle of Glen Mureson... #Dalriada @jamesefraser @EarlyScotland

Mar 19: Feast of Alcmund († c.800). The son of Alhred, king of the Northumbrians (765-74), he was put to death by order of King Eardwulf (796-c.805). Miracles were reported at Alcmund’s tomb at Lilleshall; his body was later translated to Derby. St Alkmund’s Sarcophagus 📸Kelly

Looking forward to seeing these. The Mithraic collection at Newcastle's Hancock Museum is very impressive. I'm excited to see what Edinburgh does with these! BBC News - Ancient Roman altars found in Scotland to go on display https://t.co/M0IINA3TtF

Feb 4: Feast of Modan (6thC), abbot. His association with Falkirk may date back to the significant monastery that existed there. He came to be associated primarily with the sanctuary of Neveth (Rosneath, Argyll). 📸Canmore

👀 I just backed ‘Rhynie, A Powerful Place of Pictland’: Printed Version on @Kickstarter

This coastline was right on the Norse interface through the c.9th to c.13th. A handy spot to pull up your longship?

I believe there's a fair chance of early medieval usage. A river runs by the base of it, with close connection to sea loch. There is neighbouring haughland to graze & pull up boats. The hill has cliffs on 3 sides & is the stopper in a bottleneck to the fertile valley to the north

Stole a few hours away today to luxuriate in exploring the site of a fort at Barmore Hill, guarding Ormidale in Cowal. Records on https://t.co/pzsl9faoKC state this large fort was recorded in the 1960s/70s, but no secure dating was done. With the history of this location 1/3

A great opportunity to see Prof. Steve talk about Govan and Glasgow over the last 1,500 years! Stones, Saints, Ships and Slaves: an archaeology for Glasgow 850 - Prof. Driscoll of @UofGArchaeo for the 2025 @glasgow_society Dalrymple Lecture Series - FREE online and in person.

Feb 4: Feast of Modan (6thC), abbot. His association with Falkirk may date back to the significant monastery that existed there. He came to be associated primarily with the sanctuary of Rosneath in Lennox. 📸Canmore

Eadgyth of Wessex, wife of Otto I, king of Germany, died #OTD in 946. She was supposedly a descendant of Northumbrian king St Oswald, and promoted his cult in her adopted home.

https://t.co/F9LHeTpkY1 The #Vikings are coming! December 19th, 7pm at #Cowal Camera Club #dunoon Join us to hear from the owner of local business Asgard and Viking era reenactment specialist, Jim Glazzard to hear about his work and of life in the Viking Age

Guðrøðr (Gothfrith), Norse king of Dublin, raided Armagh, chief church of the Irish, #OTD in 921. It was Martinmas Eve, and it would have been filled with people, food and drink. Guðrøðr was briefly king of York before Æthelstan, king of the Anglo-Saxons, drove him out in 927.

Exciting talk on a stramash between the #picts and the Alt Clut Britons coming up in Dunoon next month! All welcome, come along to hear Alasdair Jamison's theories on the battle of Mugdock and the Barochan Cross @GovanStones @EarlyScotland

Fittings from now lost #AngloSaxon books at #Whitby along with a finely carved slab fragment dated c.800 quarried nr. #WhitbyAbbey

Exciting talk on a stramash between the #picts and the Alt Clut Britons coming up in Dunoon next month! All welcome, come along to hear Alasdair Jamison's theories on the battle of Mugdock and the Barochan Cross @GovanStones @EarlyScotland

Pictish king Onuist and Eadberht, king of the Northumbrians, led their respective armies to Dumbarton Rock #OTD in 756, where the Clyde Britons agreed to a treaty, perhaps involving the payment of tribute as a grudged but necessary alternative to violence. ©Eddie Mackinnon

Miniature bronze statuette of Ceres, goddess of agriculture and fertility. Possibly a broken element from a larger item of furniture. Discovered at #Arbeia roman fort, South Shields, NE England in 2016 #hadrianswall

I'm doing a talk on Thursday! Come along if you're interested in hearing about the top secret shenanigans going on in the Cowal peninsula during WW2! #Highball @VisitCowal @dunoonisawesome

Aedán mac Gabráin, king of Dál Riata, died #OTD in 608. He campaigned in Orkney, the Isle of Man and against the Miathi of the Forth Valley. In 603, he was soundly defeated by Æthelfrith, king of Bernicia and Deira, at Degsastán (possibly Dawston Rigg, Liddesdale).

Or perhaps Strathclyde's royal centre at Partick with its religious centre at @GovanStones is the location? Has the Britons' inauguration complex been levelled along with the doomster hill, or does it lie under Patrick's urban sprawl? Is there a better candidate somewhere else?