Surveying at Glasgow Cathedral
February 16, 2025 (Iain Ross Wallace)As part of our ongoing research into the distribution of masons’ marks at Glasgow cathedral, we will be surveying on the following dates in April: Wednesdays – 2nd, 9th, 16th …
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Dundonald Castle 17/18/19 May 2024
May 21, 2024 (Iain Ross Wallace)The project visited Dundonald Castle last weekend to record the surviving masons’ marks. In addition to the formal recording of marks by members of the local community, pupils from P5 …
Surveying at Glasgow Cathedral
July 11, 2023 (Iain Ross Wallace)Work is underway at Glasgow Cathedral to survey the Sacristy and identify the masons’ marks left by the skilled artisans who rebuilt this part of the cathedral after a fire …
Runic waistcoat
January 17, 2023 (Iain Ross Wallace)Look what I found. An Orkney knitted waistcoat with runes! A significant number of masons’ marks seem to have their origins in Runic symbols. Check out chapter 5. 2019WallaceMRes.pdf
