My first interaction with the Scottish Stonemasons’ Marks Project (SSMP) was through complete chance. I saw an advert online and quickly became intrigued. Having attended the University of Edinburgh to study Ancient and Medieval History a …
We have been exploring the walls of the Chapter Houses at Glasgow Cathedral. The team have completed elevation drawings of each wall, to explore the distribution pattern of masons’ marks. …
The project will be conducting a survey of Crookston Castle on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th May, 2025. Crookston is the spritual home of the project, being the first building …
At last we can reveal what we have been working on recently. Thanks to support from Historic Scotland, Make Your Mark and Access To Industry, a film has been made …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
