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	Orkneyjar - The Enigma of the Pictish Symbol Stones
		Pictish symbol stones are generally found in the north-east of Scotland, with clusters found along the eastern coasts and into the Highlands.
		At Burrian in Harray an incised cross was found along with an impressive eagle, similar to the one carved on the standing stone at the Brough o' Birsay, a crescent and V rod and mirror symbols.
		This stone fragment was found to be decorated with a rough double-disk symbol and dates from the middle of the sixth century.
	www.orkneyjar.com /history/picts/symbolstones.htm (649 words)

	Pictish stones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The purpose and meaning of the stones are still uncertain, but they probably served as personal memorials, the symbols indicating membership of clans, lineages, or kindreds.
		Tain and District Museum, Tain — Class 1 stone in the yard and fragments from Edderton churchyard and Nigg in the museum.
		Aberlemno Pictish stones, Aberlemno — three slabs by the roadside and one in the churchyard (Historic Scotland).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pictish_stones (989 words)

	The Picts
		The Pictish symbol stones themselves are rough, undressed boulders upon which animals and geometric shapes are incised.
		Using a page of stone gave Pictish sculptors more opportunity to exercise their talents and the Angus area is justifiably famous for its superb cross slabs.
		Pictish sculpture after this date changes with the disappearance of the symbols and the introduction of Irish and Norse influences.
	www.angusahead.com /web/site/VisitAngus/GenealogyHistoryCult/ThePicts.asp (945 words)

	Illustrated Guide to Places to Visit - Aberlemno Pictish Stones, Angus
		The tallest of the cross-slabs is known to be in its original position from Pictish times, so clearly this area was of some importance to the Picts, the native people who lived in the Highlands and central Scotland as far south as Fife and the Forth valley until the 9th century.
		On one side of this 8th century standing stone is carved a Celtic cross, decorated with an interlacing pattern and flanked by well carved panels - the Pictish carvers often mixed the Christian symbols with those from their earlier history.
		On the next row, three Pictish soldiers are attacking a Northumbrian horseman and on the third row two warroirs are charging at one another while a third lies dead on the ground - with a raven already picking at his head.
	www.rampantscotland.com /visit/blvisitaberlemno.htm (671 words)

	Scotland's Past - The Picts & Scots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A comprehensive study of the early sculptured stones of Scotland by two of the foremost exponents of the new scientific archaeology: J. Romilly Allen and Joseph Anderson, it was commissioned by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1890, and first published in 1903.
		The shadowy world of Pictish religion and mythology, pagan and Christian, is also investigated, as is the decline of the Picts and the reasons for the dominance of the Scots.
		Illustrated with vivid scenes of Pictish sites and works of art, including their internationally famous sculptures, this study is full of fresh insights for anyone fascinated by the mysteries of the Dark Ages or the drama of early Scottish history.
	www.scotlandspast.org /pictscot.cfm (2487 words)

	Story of Scotland: Scots, Picts, Angles & Britons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Place-names beginning with ‘Pit’ are found throughout Pictish areas and this is thought to be a survival of a Pictish term meaning a parcel of land, such as Pitlochry and Pitsligo.
		Class II stones are rectangular slabs that, in addition to Pictish symbols; contain relief sculpture of the Christian cross and narrative scenes.
		The Glamis Stone, in the front garden of the Manse of St. Fergus’s Kirk at Glamis in Angus, dates back to the early 8th century and has earlier carvings representing a serpent, salmon and what is determined to be a mirror.
	members.aol.com /scothist/scot3.html (6517 words)

	Archaeo Forums > Pictish Standing Stones
		It is proposed that the Pictish language is a remnant of the languages prevalent in Europe before the spread of the Indo-European language family and that there could be a relationship with Basque and perhaps even with Etruscan.
		It seems not unlikely that, at the time when these slabs of stone were carved, the true meaning of these Pictish symbols was already lost to those who incorporated them in the designs on the surfaces of these Stones and that, at best, they only still expressed the ethnic identity of the area.
		On the so-called Pictish stones, these symbols are mixed-in with Celtic and Christian symbols and it is fully possible that the initial meaning of these symbols was already lost to those who carved these images at that time.
	www.stonepages.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php?t832.html (3562 words)

	Friends of Grampian Stones - Pictish Iconography
		Aberdeenshire is famed for its Pictish symbol stones thought to date from at least the 5th century, the earliest found in profusion on fertile farmland of a busy agricultural society, saved from destruction by gunpowder or the plough by deep-seated superstition.
		A Class I stone carved with horseshoe on an earlier stone circle stone was rescued from oblivion in the 19th-century erection of a memorial to the Duke of Lennox and returned to Huntly market square to share honour with the Marquis.
		The dolphin (or Pictish "beast" carved on 24 Class I stones in east Scotland) was believed to be sacred because it could live both in air and water and shared knowledge of the world beyond the sunset.
	www.electricscotland.com /stones/picticon.htm (1681 words)

	The Picts and Their Legacy
		The foundations of the stone dwellings are all that remain of this Pictish dwelling.
		There are a considerable number of cauldrons depicted on Symbol Stones and these are likely to have been the primary cooking implement, most likely suspended over a central hearth in the home, though their depiction on the stones and the discovery of some in ritual contexts suggests they had other less mundane functions or associations.
		The surviving corpus of Pictish Symbol Stones is the main body of evidence we have regarding the Picts.
	www.oldthingsforgotten.com /picts.htm (3977 words)

	Aberdeenshire Council - Pictish Symbol Stones
		The Picts are known chiefly for their elaborately but regularly decorated memorial stones found in profusion throughout eastern Scotland from Shetland to the Firth of Forth.
		A later series of symbol stones, dating from the eighth centuries, are more finished, being carved in relief on treated slabs, with, on one face, a cross, perhaps for use as part of a preaching site (eg Maiden Stone; Migvie).
		A few of the Pictish stones have inscriptions in ogham, an alphabet of combinations of short strokes invented in Ireland before the 4th cetury AD.
	www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk /archaeology/sites/pictish/index.asp (444 words)

	Pictish Scotland
		Visible on the stone are: two crescents and V-rod symbols, two elephant symbols, two seated figures, a warrior on horseback, an anvil, a hammer and tongs.
		This is a class I pictish stone, depicting double-disc and Z-rod, serpent and Z-rod, and a mirror.
		This stone is decorated with a dog's head (the only example of this on a stone), a double disc, a Z-rod, a mirror and a comb.
	www.garioch.demon.co.uk /pictland.htm (1542 words)

	Meigle Pictish Stones Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		And the largest single collection of Pictish Carved Stones in Scotland is gathered together in the Museum in the old schoolhouse in the village of Meigle, Perthshire.
		But other previously unknown Pictish stones that had been built into the structure of the earlier church(es) emerged during the rebuilding process.
		The old schoolhouse was purchased by Sir George Kinloch in the late 1800s to house the stones, and the collection was passed to the care of the state in 1936.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /meigle/meiglestones (730 words)

	Orkneyjar - The Language of the Picts
		According to the few surviving historical references relating to the Pictish language, the Picts spoke a language of their own - different to the languages spoken by the other people of Britain.
		This seems to imply that the Pictish language was different to the Scots/Irish Gaelic spoken by Columba.
		As with all things Pictish, however, the lack of concrete evidence has led to a number of opinions and theories as to the form of the spoken language of the inhabitants of Northern Scotland in the early centuries of the first millennium.
	www.orkneyjar.com /history/picts/language.htm (500 words)

	The Modern Pictish Stones of Barry Grove
		Pictish Stone Tests Museum Policy - Interesting article from British Archaeology, June 1996 on the removal of Stones to museums.
		Pictish Ale Recipe - 2000 year old recipe to brew Pictish ale.
		Pictish Trail - Details several Pictish trails in Ross and Cromarty for thosse who want to visit the area.
	members.tripod.com /~Halfmoon/grove.html (1158 words)

	Friends of Grampian Stones - Bibliography
		In such a framework, the decision not to move the Maiden Stone but to construct a shelter, perhaps similar to the glass cage which encases the Forres Sueno' Stone in Morayshire or the Shandwick Stone in Easter Ross, is miraculous.
		The fish on top of the cross on the Maiden stone may not only be supporting the little cleric, new at his job, but whispering their knowledge in his ear.
		If it was used as a place of prayer, as records show many Pictish stones were, it was a habit capitalised on by early clerics in their conversions.
	www.electricscotland.com /stones/biblio.htm (3023 words)

	Illustrated Guide to Places to Visit - Meigle Museum
		The collection of around 30 stones were all found in the village, mostly in the churchyard.
		The stones at Meigle are not of the earliest type of Pictish carving but they belong to the period after the Picts had been converted to Christianity.
		On the reverse of the same stone, there are a mixture of Pictish symbols (a salmon, dog's head, Pictish beast, serpent, Z-rod and the typical mirror and comb) plus other animals, horsemen, a kneeling camel and a figure representing an angel with outstretched wings.
	www.rampantscotland.com /visit/blvisitmeigle.htm (938 words)

	Stones of Wonder - other archaeoastronomy and archaeology links and resources
		Stones of Scotland - Lists all the prehistoric standing stones, burial mounds and other ancient landmarks in Scotland, along with photographs in both low and high resolution, locations with Ordanance Survey map refernces.
		Ring of Brodgar, Stone Circle, Orkney - A beautifully detailed, photographic study of the Ring of Brodgar in Scotland, along with commentary by the photographer, archaeologically significant as one of the largest complete rings of standing stones in Britain.
		University Massachusett's Sunwheel - A project to build a stone circle aligned to the sunrises and sunsets of the solstices and equinoxes, as well as the north pole star, for use by the community as a tool for education and outreach.
	www.stonesofwonder.com /links.htm (1927 words)

	Pict Resource and References Page
		From the earliest Roman records of pesonal and place names in Britain, it is clear that the vast majority of those names (and thus, presumably, the language of the vast majority of the inhabitants) are Celtic, although of several strata of migrations.
		Of the non-Celtic element in Pictish, the best conclusion is that it is a remnant of one of the languages prevalent in Europe before the spread of the Indo-European language family.
		The Symbolism of the Pictish Stones in Scotland.
	www.tylwythteg.com /pict1.html (1481 words)

	Pictish Links
		Kingdom of Pictland in Exile - The Kingdom of Pictland-in-Exile was proclaimed a Sovereign nation in exile on 3 March 1812, in a Decretum Regius, by His Majesty King George III, Hereditary High King of the Northern Picts.
		Pictish Chronicle - Facsimile of the Pictish Chronicle.
		The Pictish trail in Easter Ross - The Pictish Trail in Ross and Cromarty.
	members.tripod.com /~Halfmoon/pictish_links.html (873 words)

	Pictish language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The classification of the Pictish language is controversial.
		In 1582, the humanist scholar (and native Gaelic-speaker) George Buchanan, expressed the view that Pictish was similar to languages like Welsh, Gaulish and Gaelic.
		Some of the Pictish elements, such as "Pit-", were formed after Pictish times, and may refer to previous "shires" or "thanages".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pictish_language (953 words)

	Stone work; stones and slates handpainted with celtic art and pictish animals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		We would like to stress that each piece is hand painted on an individual piece of stone, therefore each one will be a unique item.
		All of the stones come from either Tantallon beach-East lothian, or from the Isle of Arran on the west coast of scotland.
		They are to highlight the beauty of Celtic and Pictish Art that can be done on natural materials.
	www.twistedleaf.net /stonework.html (295 words)

	pictart (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Pictish Arts Society forms a focus for study and discussion of all aspects of Pictish and Early Scottish history.
		The Pictish Arts Society (PAS) was founded in 1988 to affirm the importance of Pictish culture in Scotland's past - a past which inspires the present.
		The Society forms a focus for study and discussion, but its activities are not narrowly restricted, and through a broad approach to the life and times of the Picts we strive to place them more clearly in their Dark Age and wider context.
	www.pictart.org (190 words)

	celtic stone Scotland
		His interest was to study the Pictish Standing Stones from the period 600-900 AD.
		The interpretations of Archaeologists and historians vary widely on the purpose of the Pictish stones and symbolism.
		The stones also could be landmarks for important rituals manifested in ancient times.
	www.celticstone.ch /English/Scotland.html (129 words)

	Pictish Symbol Stone Guide Books (Scotland) from the megalithic.co.uk shop
		They left a legacy of carved stones, still to be found throughout the country in churchyards, museums and private collections.
		Descriptions are given of the three classes of stone.
		The Pictish symbols, to be seen clearly on all the standing stones, monuments and Pictish objects that have survived, remain an enigma.
	www.stonehenge.uklinux.net /shop/pictish_books.htm (318 words)

	Pictish silks banners-Highland Council project inspired by Ross and Cromarty's Pictish stones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pictish Silk Banners was a project organised by Highland Council for Archaeology week and The Big Draw in October 2002.
		Children and adults from Ross and Cromarty were invited to look at their local Pictish Stones and create their interpretations of designs firstly on paper and then painted on silk.
		Although the work of Pictish artists in the 3rd - 9th centuries AD was the inspiration for this project, you will see the results are vibrant, colourful and contemporary.
	www.craftsinscotland.co.uk /indexpicts.html (160 words)

	Index
		The National Committee on Carved Stones in Scotland was formed in 1993 to co-ordinate responses to the threats of damage and destruction faced by Scotland's carved stones from the weather and other natural and human causes.
		The NCCSS aims to raise awareness of the threats to Scottish carved stones of all periods, to promote their understanding and appreciation, and to encourage a common approach to their recording, publication and preservation.
		NCCSS promotes the protection of all carved stones, including Roman sculptures and inscriptions, Pictish symbol stones, and medieval and later tombstones and architectural decoration.
	www.carvedstonesscotland.org (168 words)

	Pictish Stones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This stone has been restored and contains a crescent, z rod, serpent and v rod symbols.
		Beside it on the grassy area is marked out in small stones the position of a long destroyed stone circle and two of the stones are set in the edge.
		This huge stone is over 6m tall and one of the best examples of Pictish carving in Britain.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /celynog/Aberdeenshire/pictish_stones.htm (166 words)

	The Pictish Pages / Prythin Pages
		On the outskirts of that town is a collection of Pictish stones, housed unpretentiously and simply near the church upon whose grounds they'd been obtained.
		And, whilst the Pictish language is now dead and gone, I refer you to two pages of interest should you choose to help preserve some other Celtic language from that same fate: The Ogmios Celtic Language Project, and this site's own Celtic Language Resources.
		This one focuses in on the roots of Pictish names -- the little that is known of their language seems to come from the roots of some placenames, and from the lists of Pictish kings.
	www.candledark.net /silver/picts.html (1209 words)

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