These mysterious ancient warriors left a legacy that’s without a doubt not fully understood, They left standing stones engraved with depictions of animals, warriors and mythical beasts, they ...

When the Celts came to the British Isles about 3,000 years ago, they encountered Pictish speakers. Following the Celts, the Romans dominated Britain 2,000 years ago, but the empire collapsed and ...

As a mythical place, Thule is less known than its other Greco-Roman counterparts like Atlantis, Hyperborea, or Lemuria. However, that has not stopped it from forever cementing its place in the minds ...

However, we still do not know what language was spoken by the Picts, nor do we know of any Pictish writings save some largely undeciphered inscriptions on the items which most prove that the Picts ...

The ring was found on the floor of a Pictish house near Scotland's northern coast. National Museums Scotland During an archaeological dig in Scotland, a volunteer discovered a 1,000-year-old kite ...

A “remarkable” Pictish ring with “an intricate setting” was discovered in Scotland by an amateur archaeologist after being buried for more than 1,000 years.

Retired industrial chemist and blacksmith Peter Wild, a former curator of the museum and current chairman of Dornoch Heritage Society, has used stone lettering and relief carving techniques to spell ...

There are debates about the origin of the name, but it's most likely derived from 'dol', a Pictish word meaning water meadow, or 'dail' - the Gaelic term for meadow.

A reconstruction of the Pictish fort at Burghead in Moray, an elite site which was an important place of Pictish power from around 500 to 1,000AD. PIC: Dr Alice Watterson of the University of Dundee.