Mastodawn

One of the Lewis Chessmen - currently on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Found in 1831 on a beach at Uig on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, the Chessmen dates to the late 12th or early 13th century. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #LewisChessmen #NMS

Ingram Braun Jul 9, 2025

The Lewis Chessmen will be on display in France in return for an #exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry in Great Britain.
#Chess #ChessHistory @archaeodons #histodons @antiquidons #lewischessmen #BayeuxTapestry #gameshistory
British Museum to loan Lewis Chessmen to France for Bayeux Tapestry

British Museum to loan Lewis Chessmen to France for Bayeux Tapestry

THE British Museum will loan the Lewis Chessman to France in exchange for the Bayeux Tapestry, set to return to England for the first time in more…

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शून्यता Feb 6, 2025

Wer braucht denn da noch #SuprisedPikachu? #LewisChessmen #Queen

Dunringle Apr 11, 2024

The King from the Lewis Chessmen #chess #hebrides #chessset #lewischessmen

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Autoerotic Defenestration Jan 24, 2024

Whelp, actually *five* states of mind...

#cthulhu #chess #lewisChessmen #totoro

Autoerotic Defenestration Jan 24, 2024

My four states of mind:

#cthulhu #chess #lewisChessmen

Rachel.Hop Sep 13, 2023

A highlight of our trip to Edinburgh was a visit to the National Museum of Scotland. So much to see! I love these Lewis Chess pieces, in particular ♟️♟️♟️

https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/scottish-history-and-archaeology/lewis-chess-pieces/

#NationalMuseumOfScotland #Edinburgh #LewisChessMen #Scotland

Lewis chess pieces

These medieval chess pieces from the Scottish island of Lewis are among our most popular collections. They give us fascinating insights into the international connections of western Scotland and the growing popularity of chess in medieval Europe.

National Museums Scotland

Ingram Braun Mar 10, 2023

Six of the #LewisChessmen from the @britishmuseum on loan in Museum nan Eilean @MuseumnanEilean on Lewis.
outerhebridesheritage.org.uk/event/lewis-ch…
#Chess #ChessHistory #GamesHistory #HistoryOfGames #Chessmen #Archaeology #Museum #Hebrides

Come and visit the Lewis Chessmen - Outer Hebrides Heritage Services

Come and visit the famous Lewis Chessmen - in Lewis! Museum nan Eilean has six of the famous chess pieces on loan from the British Museum.

Outer Hebrides Heritage Services

Undiscovered Scotland Jan 17, 2023

A VIRTUAL TOUR OF SCOTLAND

We retrace our steps down the Atlantic coast of Lewis to one of Scotland's most magnificent beaches: Uig Beach or Tràigh Uuige. This is perhaps best know as the place where the Lewis Chessmen, 93 carved Norse chess pieces, were found in a stone chamber beneath the dunes behind the beach. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/lewis/uig/index.html

Where to next? Vote via the poll attached as a reply.

#Scotland #Uig #Beach #LewisChessmen #Lewis #WesternIsles #UndiscoveredScotland