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By Hole Ousia Posted on December 30, 2020

Two shadows meet

From the Book of Scottish Anecdote: This is a short film about my visit to meet with Henry Home (Lord Kame) on the 1st January 2019. Henry Home was a … Continue reading Two shadows meet

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By Hole Ousia Posted on November 21, 2020November 21, 2020

REBEL POEMS

Part of the Tait Collection, Stirling University

Categories: Philosophy, Poems, Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: Hole Ousia, Peter Gordon, poem, Poems, poet, rebel antiquary, Rebel poems, Rebel poetry, Social maverick, Stirling, Stirling University, Tait collection, The Rebel Antiquary, William Tait

By Hole Ousia Posted on November 11, 2020November 12, 2020

last of a long line

Yesterday, a guy-dreich mist partially lifted, and I walked from the ruins of St Lolan’s church to ‘Christ’s Well’: An ancient pathway that the A84 Stirling-Doune road followed. The ruins … Continue reading last of a long line

Categories: Architecture, Family history, Omphalos films, Philosophy, Scotland, This is Not yesterday, Two culturesTags: 1886, a line can be followed, A line made by walking, A84, Antiquary, Birkhill, Blair Drummond, Blairhill, Burnbank, Cage the Elephant, Cambusbarron, Cambuskenneth, Canmore, Christ's Well, Cold cold cold, Coneypark Nursery, Doune, Dr Muschet, Enlightenment, Follow a line. Follow an idea. Follow a story. Follow a rhythm, Golden lion Hotel, Henry Gordon, Henry Home, Henry Mungall Gordon, Hole Ousia, Holy Rude, In Scotiam Venimus Anno 1179, John S Muschet, John Saunders Muschet, Lady Muschet, Lord Kames, Margaret Drummond, Obelisk, Omphalos, Omphalos films, orchard, Peter Gordon, Peter Herbert, Plague, rebel antiquary, Safari park, Scottish Enlightenment, Sketches of the History of Man, Social maverick, Stirling, The Antiquary, the fruit will be delicious, The Rebel Antiquary, The Smiddy, tombstone, two shadows in conversation, Ultimus Haeres, William the Conqueror

By Hole Ousia Posted on October 15, 2020October 15, 2020

The Well Hoose

The following account of visiting Bridge of Allan Well House is by Dr Murray Cook [as published in the Stirling Observer, 7 October 2020] The following images were taken by … Continue reading The Well Hoose

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