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The dark ruins of Torthorwald Castle squat on the horizon, framed by foreboding clouds. A 14th century tower house, on the site of a 12th century motte and bailey predecessor.
#blackandwhitephotography #Scotland #History #SouthernScotland
Atmospheric black and white photo of a ruined castle under a dark sky.
#History #Scotland #blackandwhitephotography #southernscotland

After a decade of banning bottom trawling, Scotland’s South Arran Marine Protected Area has seen seabed life triple.

New data shows billions of organisms are returning to the seafloor, rebuilding biodiverse "animal forests" that help store carbon and restore long-lost marine life.
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#Conservation #Scotland


Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area

Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found.
Mongabay
#Scotland #conservation

Dr. Q Manivannan, a transgender and non-binary Indian immigrant was elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for JK Rowling's constituency. They also are not a British citizen, nor even a permanent resident. They were eligible to stand for election as a Commonwealth citizen.

Oh dear don't spread this she might see and get angry!

F&ck TERFS and fascism!

#manivannan #transgender #nonbinary #transphobia #terf #fascism #Scotland #jkrowling

BladeoftheSun‬ ‪@bladeofthes.bsky.social‬ wrote: Dr. Q Manivannan, a transgender and non-binary Indian immigrant was elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for JK Rowling's constituency. Oh dear don't spread this she might see and get angry! Includes photo of Manivannan wearing a blazer, with a green ribbon on the lapel, waving to a crowd
#Scotland #nonbinary #Transgender #fascism #terf #jkrowling #transphobia #manivannan

RE: flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/1…

If you live in #Scotland, you’re a Scot.

Which is brilliant.

Everyone is welcome, except fascists and terfs.

Steve Herman

2026-05-10 14:38:46

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A transgender Tamil immigrant from India, who is in Scotland on a student visa, has been elected as a member of the Scottish Parliament. financialexpress.com/world-new…


‘No visa, no citizenship?’ – ‘Trans Tamil immigrant’ hit with backlash after Scottish parliament election

Indian-born Q Manivannan just became the first person to be elected Holyrood without a permanent visa to stay in the UK.
Ashima Grover (The Financial Express)
#Scotland

Whatever your politics and no matter how much folk might dislike the people of my country or me personally, is it ok for the press to call us filth? Is it any wonder we want to end London rule?
#Scotland
A Scottish Express article in the wake of the Scottish Parliamentary election results, where people who believe in independence for Scotland are described as filth.
#Scotland

Scotland confirmed to have it's first trans MSP (Scottish MP) I hear.

Congratulations Iris Duane! Scottish Green Party 💚 :flag_transgender:

Update: now confirmed that there are two trans MSPs, as Q Manivannan is non-binary

thenational.scot/news/26091897…

Archive: archive.ph/282yf

#Scotland #SCO #Scotpol #Trans

First two transgender MSPs elected to Scottish Parliament

The first two transgender MSPs have been elected to the Scottish Parliament ...
Lucy Jackson (The National)
#Scotland #Trans #scotpol #sco

Monreith Bay has many a tale to tell. St Medana was miraculously transported here on a floating rock, to found the beautifully atmospheric church of Kirmaiden. One of the oldest churches in Scotland.
#Scotland #history #legend #folklore #blackandwhitephotography
Atmospheric black and white photo of rocks in a calm sea, with a headland in the middle distance and dark clouds above.
#History #Scotland #folklore #blackandwhitephotography #legend

Lochnagar and over to The Stuic yesterday. Still lots of snow in the corries. The ptarmigan are now pairing up and getting their spring coats whilst this mountain hare is still in its winter jacket #Lochnagar #CairngormsNP #Scotland
An aerial view of a mountain with some snow cover under a blue sky. Lochnagar. Cairngorms NP, Scotland
An aerial view of a loch with cliffs covered in snow and a blue sky above. The Stuic and Loch nan Eun. Cairngorms NP, Scotland
An image of a male and female ptarmigan sat on rocky terrain. Ptarmigan. Cairngorms NP, Scotland
An image of a mountain hare in its winter white coat sat on a rocky terrain. Mountain Hare. Cairngorms NP, Scotland
#Scotland #cairngormsnp #lochnagar

Went On Holiday, Walked A Bit

sarahdal.github.io/scotland/20…

#Highlands #Hiking #Scotland

A bothy, a single story stone cottage, sits in the heather. Behind mountains rise up to the blue sky
A white diamond "passing place" sign. Beyond it, a vast desolate landscape of heather leads away to a loch and mountains under a blue sky
A rocky track curves away across a rocky heather landscape to distant mountains
Over Little Loch Broom, mountains including the domed shape of Sail Mhòr

Wester Ross

Sarah Dalrymple
#Scotland #hiking #highlands

How it started / how it's going

(Climbed Ben Ledi, a Scottish mountain that is not a Monro, fortunately the top was above the fog and clouds!)

#Scotland #BenLedi #Hiking

Photo of a stony path with heather and moss on the side and a pine tree further down. Everything is grey with a lot of fog
Photo of a stony / mossy landscape with a view over whire, cotton-line clouds seen from above and a bright blue sky above them
#Scotland #hiking #benledi

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