Tour Scotland Video Papil Pictish Symbol Stone

Tour Scotland video of the Papil Pictish Symbol Stone in the National Museum on visit to Edinburgh, Scotland. This stone was found in the churchyard to the south of Papil Kirk, Burra, Shetland Islands, in 1877. On this side of the cross there are monks depicted in their typical hooded garments and below a Pictish lion. Near the base of the stone there are two " bird men. " This stone is dated to the 8th century.

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