Small finds

Wandering and wondering in Glasgow and beyond

Welcome to Small Finds …

Hello. My name is Peter Ross. I’m the author of the bestseller Steeple Chasing: Around Britain By Church. I also wrote A Tomb With A View: The Stories & Glories of Graveyards. My new book, Upon A White Horse: Journeys in Ancient Britain and Ireland, will be published by Headline on September 11, 2025.

What is Small Finds?

This is where I’ll be publishing very short pieces of non-fiction. Impressions of the city where I live – Glasgow – and the places I visit. ‘Small finds’ is an archaeological term. It refers to objects discovered during an excavation. A stone axe, a silver coin, a clay pipe; they fit the hand and delight the mind. The stories I post will, I hope, have similar qualities: pleasure and ease. I dare say we could all do with a bit of cheering up. They’ll be free to read, and I’ll try to write one a week, depending on what else I have on. Please do subscribe, if you like, so that I can share this work with you.

On Islay, I think, some time in the early 1980s

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