Experts believe a carved stone found at Ulbster, Caithness, shows early examples of Pictish art The stone has been removed to be cleaned and studied It was discovered by a woman researching her ...

The discovery of what is thought to be a Pictish stone is “potentially very exciting”, according to an expert. Wayne Miles, an amateur metal detectorist, found the stone carved with an eagle on land ...

History has never been too kind to a group of early British Isle inhabitants referred to as the Picts, but the often mischaracterized, always mysterious people may serve as a historical laboratory to ...

THE Picts, who have been depicted as archetypal barbarians for centuries, were actually a highly sophisticated people with an intimate knowledge of the Bible and Roman classical literature, according ...

Tipsy and glugging heartily from a booze filled ox horn, eyes bulging and with a ‘hands-free’ approach to steering his mount, he’s a very merry pickled Pict on a rather despondent pony. Carved more ...

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The stone was found by a woman who was looking at grave stones as part of her research into her family history A woman researching her family history spotted the partly covered stone while looking ...

A carved stone discovered in Caithness could help archaeologists shed new light on the development of Pictish symbols. A woman researching her family history spotted the partly covered stone while ...