Yeah, and stuff like that is really good for getting into the little details of what life in the past was like, which is one of my favourite things about history (and potentially very useful for writing descriptions in fic, of course...)

I'm in Britain, yes! (A long way from the Highlands, sadly, although I am idly planning a holiday up there so I can do lots of birdwatching and visit all the locations from Flight of the Heron).