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Hygeia and the Witch

It’s well known that Edinburgh has very few public statues of women, and of those that we do have, almost all are of unnamed… More

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Hygeia and the Witch

Eoin Palmer October 14, 2025

It’s well known that Edinburgh has very few public statues of women, and of those that we do have, almost all are of unnamed women; women as artistic motifs or mythological figures, as opposed to real people. Of those real women with names, almost all… More

Traveling to Orkney: A Guide

Eoin Palmer September 12, 2025

So you’ve decided to go to Orkney. Good choice, you can explore neolithic villages, mysterious stone circles and Viking palaces, brood over the desolate windswept cliffs and scratch your head at the strange accent and obscure dialect. You may even see… More