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Archives: March 2024

Sundials

There is a Wikipedia page here which indicates that sundials in Scotland had features distinct from those elsewhere. Here is a query which maps sundials across the country. Read more
adminAuthor admin Posted on 24 March 2024 Category ScottishHistory Tags SPARQL Wikidata map

Paintings in Scottish galleries

I remembered a page I previously created on Commons, which provides a view of paintings in Scottish public galleries: link. It is based on a Wikidata SPARQL query, which ListeriaBot runs every few Read more
adminAuthor admin Posted on 19 March 2024 Category ScottishCulture Tags Wikidata Listeria

Industrial past

Industrial past
From the 1750s until around 40 years ago, Scotland was marked by clusters of iron, steel and manufacturing heavy industries. Little remains. Attempting to map these using Wikidata and SPARQL shows Read more
adminAuthor admin Posted on 13 March 2024 Category ScottishHistory Tags SPARQL Wikidata map DataProblems

Scottish foods (again)

Scottish foods (again)
Since my previous post and graphic about Scottish foodstuffs, I noticed that Camp Coffee was missing - and having noticed that, realised that Irn Bru was also missing. Such important parts of the Read more
adminAuthor admin Posted on 07 March 2024 Category ScottishCulture Tags Wikidata SPARQL food

Tolbooths

Last July I looked at Tolbooths in Scottish towns, including some Wikidata adjustments to distinguish them, as the data had become fankled with Tollbooths, which are not the same thing. I posted this Read more
adminAuthor admin Posted on 03 March 2024 Category ScottishInfrastructure Tags Wikidata ScottishHistory Civics map

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