The Picts lived in Northern Britain, had their own distinct culture, and interacted with their contemporaries in Britain and abroad. Large stones, carved by Pictish craftsmen with symbols and ...

Archaeologists have been uncovering ornately decorated Pictish stones across northern Scotland for many years. For many, the sculptures' mysterious carvings of animals and symbols are impressive ...

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Just over a metre of the original two metre-tall (6ft) stone survives. Rare 1,200-year-old Pictish stone discovered The beasts were carved down the side of a cross. John Borland, of Historic ...

From the carved, standing stones still found in the region around Loch Ness, it is clear the Picts were fascinated by animals, and careful to render them with great fidelity. All the animals ...

Together they created the Kingdom of Alba. The Picts took part in one of the most decisive battles in Scottish history - the Battle of Dun Nechtain (Dunnichen). If the Picts had lost, Scotland ...