landmarks, poetry, poets' pub, sandy moffat, scotland

‘Landmarks: Poets, Portraits, and Landscapes of Modern Scotland’

The Landmarks: Poets, Portraits, and Landscapes of Modern Scotland exhibition was held at the Lillie Art Gallery in 2018. The exhibition was a significant collaborative effort by Scottish painters Alexander (Sandy) Moffat, Ruth Nicol, and poet Alan Riach.  The exhibition’s central theme was Sandy Moffat’s Poets’ Pub: portraits of seven famous mid-20th century Scottish poets. ...

Nathan Machoka

Moffat's 'Poet's Pub.'

Rare Pictish Symbol Stone Found Near Famous Battle Site

Archaeologists have uncovered a Pictish symbol stone close to the location of one of the most significant carved stone monuments ever uncovered in Scotland. The team from the University of Aberdeen hit upon the 1.7-meter-long stone in a farmer’s field while conducting geophysical surveys to try and build a greater understanding of the important Pictish ...

Troy Oakes

Pictish symbol stonefrom at the Aberlemno site.

Scottish Bionic Limbs a Marvel of Technological Innovation

Scottish scientists and engineers have played key roles in discovering and inventing things that have benefited humans across the world. The predecessors to modern generation aircraft and trains were invented by people of Scottish origin. Today, Scotland leads the race for scientific innovations with the first-ever bionic limbs.  The Edinburgh Modular Arm System, abbreviated as ...

Armin Auctor

A bionic arm.