Tour Scotland Video St Madoes Pictish Stone Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of St Madoes Pictish Stone in the museum in Perth, Scotland. This cross-slab, which was formerly set on a plinth at the entrance to St Madoes parish church, is now in Perth Museum. The stone was recorded first by Skene in 1833, who noted that it had " fallen over and now lies flat and sunk into the earth ", but in 1853 it was set upright in a newly constructed plinth.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Pictish Symbol Stone Abdie Fife

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Abdie Pictish Symbol Stone, near Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. This Pictish stone originally stood on the crest of Kaim Hill, but was then moved to a garden wall at Lindores, and subsequently moved to the Old Mort House at Abdie Churchyard. The stone is decorated with a triple disc symbol and crescent and V-rod symbols, and also with a mirror on one side. The stone also bears a sundial and benchmark.



Tour Scotland video of Abdie Pictish Symbol Stone, near Newburgh, Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Autumn Photographs High Keillour Pictish Stone November 12th

Tour Scotland Autumn photograph shot today of the High Keillor Pictish Stone, Strathmore, Scotland. A wonderful Pictish standing stone, dramatically located on the slopes of the Sidlaw Hills overlooking Strathmore.

Tour Scotland Autumn photograph shot today of the High Keillor Pictish Stone, Strathmore, Scotland.

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Of all the early historic peoples of Scotland, the Picts capture the popular imagination like no other. Although archaeology is gradually uncovering more information about how they lived, they are still best known for their carved monuments, which offer remarkable testimony to their artistic skills. The symbol stones of the Picts are among the most fascinating and enigmatic groups of early medieval sculpture. The purpose and meaning of the stones and carvings still remain something of a mystery - theories range from their use as personal memorials and testaments of clan membership to records of ancient ceremonies and rituals. Pictish sculpture has been the focus of in-depth study for over 200 years, yet the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland's approach of taking photographic records using oblique peripheral flash and producing measured drawings on site, has led to many exciting advances in the field.This highly illustrated volume is the definitive guide to the arcane history of Scotland's Pictish stones, for the first time featuring every symbol stone in Scotland, including a large number of previously unseen discoveries. Over 100 new drawings by John Borland, plus photographs and archive sketches, will feature alongside the details and locations of all the Scottish stones recorded so far. Combining expert research and photography with unique artwork, The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the history of one of our nation's most mysterious and captivating ancestors. The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland (Rcahms).

Tour Scotland Video Battle Scene Pictish Stone Aberlemno

Tour Scotland video of the Battle Scene Pictish Stone in the Churchyard at Aberlemno, Scotland. Battle scene between an army of men with long hair and an army of men wearing helmets. Of all the early historic peoples of Scotland, the Picts capture the popular imagination like no other. Although archaeology is gradually uncovering more information about how they lived, they are still best known for their carved monuments, which offer remarkable testimony to their artistic skills. The symbol stones of the Picts are among the most fascinating and enigmatic groups of early medieval sculpture. The purpose and meaning of the stones and carvings still remain something of a mystery, theories range from their use as personal memorials and testaments of clan membership to records of ancient ceremonies and rituals.

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Tour Scotland Video Pictish Stone Meigle Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a Pictish Cross Slab Carved Stone in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland. There are many carved figures on this stone, including warriors on horses, and Daniel being attacked by lions.

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Tour Scotland Video Pictish Carved Stone

Tour Scotland video of a Pictish Cross Slab Carved Stone in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland. A free standing cross within the frame of the stone. Ancient animals carved into the background, including a large bird with a serpent in its mouth and a large animal with clawed feet. A Pictish stone is a type of monumental stele, generally carved or incised with symbols or designs. A few have ogham inscriptions. Located in Scotland, mostly north of the Clyde-Forth line and on the Eastern side of the country, these stones are the most visible remaining evidence of the Picts and are thought to date from the 6th to 9th century, a period during which the Picts became Christianized.

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Tour Scotland Video High Keillor Pictish Stone Strathmore

Tour Scotland video of the High Keillor Pictish Stone, Strathmore, Scotland. A wonderful Pictish standing stone, dramatically located on the slopes of the Sidlaw Hills overlooking Strathmore.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Dry Stone Wall 2nd June

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a dry stone wall in rural Scotland. Dry stone is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. This dry stone wall is in Angus, Scotland. In the field behind the wall is a Pictish Stone.


Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a dry stone wall in rural Scotland.


Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a dry stone wall in rural Scotland.

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Perthshire is at the very heart of Scotland and one of the most popular regions for visitors, offering a variety of Highland and Lowland landscapes with some of the most scenic and accessible countryside for shorter walks as well as evidence of its rich history at every turn. Perthshire 40 Town and Country Walks features traditional tourist hubs, such as Pitlochry, Dunkeld and Killin, with its historical connections to the county, as well as countryside around Blairgowrie, Crieff and Aberfeldy, finishing up at the Fair City of Perth and nearby Kinross. Perthshire: 40 Town and Country Walks (Pocket Mountains).

Tour Scotland Video Glamis Pictish Stone

Tour Scotland video of the Glamis Pictish Stone near Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland. The front of the Glamis Manse Stone with its intricately carved cross. The cross face bears a celtic cross carved in relief with ogee armpits. It has an incised ring and the shaft and roundel are decorated with knotwork interlace designs, with the arms and portion above the roundel holding zoomorphic interlaces. The cross is surrounded by incised symbols and figural representations. In the lower left-hand quadrant is depiction of two bearded, long-haired men apparently fighting with axes. Above them is what appears to be a cauldron with human legs dangling out of it. The lower right-hand quadrant holds what appears to be either a deer or a hound's head, similar to symbols found on the Monifieth 2 stone, above a triple disc symbol. The top right quadrant holds a centaur holding a pair of axes. The top left quadrant holds what has been interpreted as a lion.

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Tour Scotland Photographs High Keillor Pictish Stone

Tour Scotland photograph of the High Keillor Pictish Stone, Strathmore, Scotland. A wonderful Pictish standing stone, dramatically located on the slopes of the Sidlaw Hills overlooking Strathmore. Of all the early historic peoples of Scotland, the Picts capture the popular imagination like no other. Although archaeology is gradually uncovering more information about how they lived, they are still best known for their carved monuments, which offer remarkable testimony to their artistic skills. The symbol stones of the Picts are among the most fascinating and enigmatic groups of early medieval sculpture. The purpose and meaning of the stones and carvings still remain something of a mystery - theories range from their use as personal memorials and testaments of clan membership to records of ancient ceremonies and rituals.


Tour Scotland photograph of the High Keillor Pictish Stone, Strathmore, Scotland.


Tour Scotland photograph of the High Keillor Pictish Stone, Strathmore, Scotland.

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October 25th Photograph Pictish Stone Glamis Scotland

October 25th tour photograph of the Pictish Stone in Glamis, Scotland. This stone stands in what is believed to be its original position at Glamis village, near to the church. It has a spectacular Celtic cross on one side.


October 25th photograph of the Pictish Stone in Glamis, Scotland.


October 25th photograph of the Pictish Stone in Glamis, Scotland.

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March 27th Photograph Pictish Symbols Scotland

March 27th photograph of Pictish symbols, Glamis, Scotland. The Glamis Stone, also known as the Manse Stone, is a carved Pictish stone at the village of Glamis in Scotland. It is located outside the Manse, close to the parish church. It is inscribed on one side with a Christian cross and on the side shown above with a variety of Pictish symbols.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Abdie Symbol Stone Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of Abdie Pictish Symbol Stone, Fife, Scotland. This Pictish stone originally stood on the crest of Kaim Hill, but was then moved to a garden wall at Lindores, and subsequently moved to the Old Mort House at Abdie Churchyard. The stone is decorated with a triple disc symbol and crescent and V-rod symbols, and also with a mirror on one side. The stone also bears a sundial and benchmark.



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Old Photograph Dunfallandy Stone Scotland

Old photograph of Dunfallandy Stone, Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. This Pictish cross slab was probably carved around the 9th century. On the front is a cross divided into panels of interlaced ornament and flanked by angels and beasts. On the back, framed by two serpents, are seated figures to either side of a cross, a horseman, tools and five other Pictish symbols.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Maiden Stone Aberdeenshire

Tour Scotland photograph of The Maiden Stone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The Maiden Stone, also known as Drumdurno Stone after the nearby farm, is a standing stone near Inverurie. The name is derived from a local legend which states that the daughter of the Laird of Balquhain made a bet with a stranger that she could bake a bannock faster than he could build a road to the top of Bennachie. The prize would be the maiden's hand. However, the stranger was the Devil and finished the road and claimed the forfeit. The maiden ran from the Devil and prayed to be saved. The legend finishes by saying that God turned her to stone, but the notch is where the Devil grasped her shoulder as she ran. Based on the mixture of Pictish and Christian symbols on the stone it is most likely that the stone marks a preaching site during missionary trips to the Picts.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Pictish Symbol Stone Strathmiglo Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of the Pictish Symbol Stone in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland. This symbol stone is located outside the cemetery wall at Strathmiglo. Two Pictish symbols, a tuning-fork and a hind's head are on the face of this stone.



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Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Pictish Stone Abernethy Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the Pictish Symbol Stone in Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland. The symbol stones of the Picts are among the most fascinating and enigmatic groups of early medieval sculpture. The purpose and meaning of the stones and carvings still remain something of a mystery.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video St Madoes Stone Perth

Tour Scotland photograph of St Madoes Stone in the Museum in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. A masterpiece of the early medieval stone carver's art. The front of the massive sculpture bears a Christian cross carved in relief and decorated with spiral, interlace and key patterns, flanked by biting beasts.



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Tour Scotland Autumn Photograph Pictish Stone Fowlis Wester Perthshire

Tour Scotland Autumn photograph of the Pictish Stone at Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland. A tall cross-slab with Pictish symbols, scenes and ornate decoration. The original is now in the village church; a replica stands in the village square. Of all the early historic peoples of Scotland, the Picts capture the popular imagination like no other. Although archaeology is gradually uncovering more information about how they lived, they are still best known for their carved monuments, which offer remarkable testimony to their artistic skills. The symbol stones of the Picts are among the most fascinating and enigmatic groups of early medieval sculpture. The purpose and meaning of the stones and carvings still remain something of a mystery


Tour Scotland Autumn photograph of the Pictish Stone at Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland. Golf Scotland.

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October 28th Photograph Pictish Stone Scotland

October 28th Autumn photograph of the Pictish Stone at Glamis, Scotland. The pictish symbol stone has carvings of a salmon and a serpent on this side.


October 28th Autumn photograph of the Pictish Stone at Glamis, Scotland. The pictish symbol stone depicts a Celtic cross on this side.

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