Drawing from early 2023, Lepidocaris rhyniensis, a crustacean from the Rhynie chert swimming through charophyte algae #crustacean #arthropod
October 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Drawing from early 2023, Lepidocaris rhyniensis, a crustacean from the Rhynie chert swimming through charophyte algae #crustacean #arthropod
6 / 23 A new specimen of Prototaxites from the Rhynie chert provided both of these things! The Rhynie chert is an early Devonian (410 million years old) from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and it is famous for the exquisite quality of its preservation.
January 21, 2026 at 7:39 PM
6 / 23 A new specimen of Prototaxites from the Rhynie chert provided both of these things! The Rhynie chert is an early Devonian (410 million years old) from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and it is famous for the exquisite quality of its preservation.
A 6ft Pictish stone engraved with an axe-wielding figure was ploughed up by farmer Kevin Alston at Barflat, near Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, #OTD in 1978. ‘Rhynie Man’ is believed to date from the 5/6thC.
March 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
A 6ft Pictish stone engraved with an axe-wielding figure was ploughed up by farmer Kevin Alston at Barflat, near Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, #OTD in 1978. ‘Rhynie Man’ is believed to date from the 5/6thC.
Candeleros, Rhynie Chert, Ischigualasto, Emu Bay...
December 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Candeleros, Rhynie Chert, Ischigualasto, Emu Bay...
Very exciting delivery this morning! @northernpicts.bsky.social @socantscot.bsky.social! #Rhynie #Scotland #earlymedieval #IronAge #Picts
March 31, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Very exciting delivery this morning! @northernpicts.bsky.social @socantscot.bsky.social! #Rhynie #Scotland #earlymedieval #IronAge #Picts
Pictish royal 'power base' uncovered near Rhynie - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pictish royal 'power base' uncovered near Rhynie
Rhynie in Aberdeenshire has been the focus of a 10-year archaeology project.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 7, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Pictish royal 'power base' uncovered near Rhynie - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A 6ft Pictish stone engraved with an axe-wielding figure was ploughed up by farmer Kevin Alston at Barflat, near Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, #OTD in 1978. ‘Rhynie Man’ is believed to date from the 5/6thC. #medievalsky
March 10, 2026 at 9:01 AM
A 6ft Pictish stone engraved with an axe-wielding figure was ploughed up by farmer Kevin Alston at Barflat, near Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, #OTD in 1978. ‘Rhynie Man’ is believed to date from the 5/6thC. #medievalsky
17 / 23 The molecular fingerprints of organisms in the Rhynie chert were obtained using FTIR spectroscopy, and machine learning was used to analyses these data. This approach found that Prototaxites had a distinct molecular fingerprint from all other organisms in the Rhynie chert, including fungi.
January 21, 2026 at 7:39 PM
17 / 23 The molecular fingerprints of organisms in the Rhynie chert were obtained using FTIR spectroscopy, and machine learning was used to analyses these data. This approach found that Prototaxites had a distinct molecular fingerprint from all other organisms in the Rhynie chert, including fungi.
If you needed more convincing to read this masterful book, check out the visualisation of Rhynie courtesy of Bob Marshall (p. 299) - look at the size of the place!
May 28, 2026 at 7:40 PM
If you needed more convincing to read this masterful book, check out the visualisation of Rhynie courtesy of Bob Marshall (p. 299) - look at the size of the place!
The book launch and our work at Rhynie made the Beeb! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pictish royal 'power base' uncovered near Rhynie
Rhynie in Aberdeenshire has been the focus of a 10-year archaeology project.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 7, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The book launch and our work at Rhynie made the Beeb! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
WIP "Rhynie Chert Branchiopods"
#sciart #Devonian #rhynie #rhyniechert #Scotland #branchiopoda #crustacea
#sciart #Devonian #rhynie #rhyniechert #Scotland #branchiopoda #crustacea
March 28, 2025 at 4:48 AM
WIP "Rhynie Chert Branchiopods"
#sciart #Devonian #rhynie #rhyniechert #Scotland #branchiopoda #crustacea
#sciart #Devonian #rhynie #rhyniechert #Scotland #branchiopoda #crustacea
10 years ago- Rhynie Man light show on top of Tap O'Noth. Truly one of the most amazing nights ever! Light sculpture by Deborah Beeson and Rhynie Woman!
March 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
10 years ago- Rhynie Man light show on top of Tap O'Noth. Truly one of the most amazing nights ever! Light sculpture by Deborah Beeson and Rhynie Woman!
Digital reconstruction of Tap o'Noth Hillfort, near the village of Rhynie in Scotland (c500 AD). Developed for the University of Aberdeen with the assistance of Professor Gordon Noble and James O'Driscoll. © Bob Marshall / University of Aberdeen 2022. #HillfortsWednesday
February 19, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Digital reconstruction of Tap o'Noth Hillfort, near the village of Rhynie in Scotland (c500 AD). Developed for the University of Aberdeen with the assistance of Professor Gordon Noble and James O'Driscoll. © Bob Marshall / University of Aberdeen 2022. #HillfortsWednesday
If you needed more convincing to read this masterful book, check out the visualisation of Rhynie courtesy of Bob Marshall (p. 299) - look at the size of the place!
June 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Who’s ever seen a Rhynie Chert fossil like this? A Rhynia prepared by the late David Edwards, recently returned to us by his family.
January 21, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Who’s ever seen a Rhynie Chert fossil like this? A Rhynia prepared by the late David Edwards, recently returned to us by his family.
Here's a printed and painted example of the world(?) famous Rhynie Man!
Printed with the Elegoo Mars 4 Ultra
#pictish #earlymedieval #rhynie #3dprinting #minipainting #picts #historicalminiatures
Printed with the Elegoo Mars 4 Ultra
#pictish #earlymedieval #rhynie #3dprinting #minipainting #picts #historicalminiatures
May 29, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Here's a printed and painted example of the world(?) famous Rhynie Man!
Printed with the Elegoo Mars 4 Ultra
#pictish #earlymedieval #rhynie #3dprinting #minipainting #picts #historicalminiatures
Printed with the Elegoo Mars 4 Ultra
#pictish #earlymedieval #rhynie #3dprinting #minipainting #picts #historicalminiatures
Very pleased to say there is a new print run of the Rhynie monograph - but get your copies while you can as about a 1/3 or this second run is already sold!
socantscot.org/rhynie
socantscot.org/rhynie
June 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Very pleased to say there is a new print run of the Rhynie monograph - but get your copies while you can as about a 1/3 or this second run is already sold!
socantscot.org/rhynie
socantscot.org/rhynie
Ancient Pictish royal 'power base' uncovered near tiny village in Aberdeenshire. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pictish royal 'power base' uncovered near Rhynie
Rhynie in Aberdeenshire has been the focus of a 10-year archaeology project.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 7, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Ancient Pictish royal 'power base' uncovered near tiny village in Aberdeenshire. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
At Rhynie the Picts built a huge city.
Excavations uncovered fortified enclosures, elite metalworking, Mediterranean wine amphorae, French glass and a Pictish cemetery.
Rhynie was no isolated backwater. It was a wealthy royal centre connected to a world far beyond Scotland.
Excavations uncovered fortified enclosures, elite metalworking, Mediterranean wine amphorae, French glass and a Pictish cemetery.
Rhynie was no isolated backwater. It was a wealthy royal centre connected to a world far beyond Scotland.
August 13, 2026 at 10:50 AM
At Rhynie the Picts built a huge city.
Excavations uncovered fortified enclosures, elite metalworking, Mediterranean wine amphorae, French glass and a Pictish cemetery.
Rhynie was no isolated backwater. It was a wealthy royal centre connected to a world far beyond Scotland.
Excavations uncovered fortified enclosures, elite metalworking, Mediterranean wine amphorae, French glass and a Pictish cemetery.
Rhynie was no isolated backwater. It was a wealthy royal centre connected to a world far beyond Scotland.
I was very much looking forward to this #paleostream! The tranquil of the Devonian Rhynie Chert fascinated me for a while.
This geothermal wetland preserves some of the specimens of early landplants and is witness to the conquest of land by animals.
This geothermal wetland preserves some of the specimens of early landplants and is witness to the conquest of land by animals.
March 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I was very much looking forward to this #paleostream! The tranquil of the Devonian Rhynie Chert fascinated me for a while.
This geothermal wetland preserves some of the specimens of early landplants and is witness to the conquest of land by animals.
This geothermal wetland preserves some of the specimens of early landplants and is witness to the conquest of land by animals.
March 31, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Aberdeen peeps - I'll be talking all things Picts and Rhynie at Aberdeen Waterstones on 2nd November - sign up here for the talk or a copy of the book (and talk!). Please share to all those who may be interested!
September 29, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Aberdeen peeps - I'll be talking all things Picts and Rhynie at Aberdeen Waterstones on 2nd November - sign up here for the talk or a copy of the book (and talk!). Please share to all those who may be interested!
The massive stone wall of the Tap o' Noth Hillfort, near Rhynie in Aberdeenshire. Recent research suggests the fort is Pictish in date, and was occupied between the 3rd and 6th centuries AD. 📸 My own. #HillfortsWednesday #Picts #Aberdeenshire
September 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
The massive stone wall of the Tap o' Noth Hillfort, near Rhynie in Aberdeenshire. Recent research suggests the fort is Pictish in date, and was occupied between the 3rd and 6th centuries AD. 📸 My own. #HillfortsWednesday #Picts #Aberdeenshire
As far as we know. But the rhynie eco system was probs locally relatively rich in carbon. It was also a hydrothermal setting so maybe chemisynthesis and/or chemosymbionts?
September 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
As far as we know. But the rhynie eco system was probs locally relatively rich in carbon. It was also a hydrothermal setting so maybe chemisynthesis and/or chemosymbionts?
A 6ft Pictish stone engraved with a male figure holding a spear was found during construction work near McDiarmid Park, Perth, #OTD in 2017. The 6thC Tulloch Stone is reminiscent of two others found at Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, and Newton of Collessie, Fife. 📸Aberdeen University
September 27, 2026 at 7:05 AM
A 6ft Pictish stone engraved with a male figure holding a spear was found during construction work near McDiarmid Park, Perth, #OTD in 2017. The 6thC Tulloch Stone is reminiscent of two others found at Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, and Newton of Collessie, Fife. 📸Aberdeen University