Pictish Stones
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Forteviot, Palace of Kings
Although there is little evidence of it today, the tiny village of Forteviot with its population of around 200 was once the centre of the Pictish and newly-emerging Scottish kingdoms in the 9th century. Around 15 miles south-west of Perth, and situated in the Strathearn valley, close to the River Earn, we first heard of Continue reading
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The Last Pictish Kings: Part 1 – Uurad and Bred
In Vikings v Picts, Scots, Irish and Anglo-Saxons, I wrote that a battle in 839 between the Picts & Scots on one side, and the Norse on the other, resulted in the deaths of the Pictish king Uuen (sometimes referred to as Wen or Eóganán) and his brother Bran, and also that of Áed mac Continue reading
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Journeys in Pictland 1: Three Stones
A short “family and friends” trip to Perthshire provided the opportunity to visit three Pictish Stones last weekend. All of these were Class II monuments – i.e. 8th or 9th century where Pictish symbols are accompanied by Christian designs. 1: Around one and half miles south of Pitlochry centre, and on the other side of Continue reading
The Northern Tapestry 