Crosskirk: The stone that watched history
Helen Mackay tells us the story of the Crosskirk stone. This is a story about a symbol stone that was the centre of its world. It stood beside a large broch on the far northern shore of mainland Pictland, a little to the west of Thurso, at a place today called...
Pictish art in the 21st century
In this short blog we introduce you to the wonderful world of the unique Celtic artwork of Iconographer Pictus Pictor, Dr. J Larry Scrimgeour. ‘Celtic Art of the Pictish School has fascinated me since boyhood as no other art-form can, combining the mystic...
Dunrobin 2: The princess and the snake
Here’s a fascinating blog by Helen McKay about the ‘Dunrobin 2’ Pictish carved stone found near Golspie (over the grave of a woman who died around 660AD) and now on display at Dunrobin Castle Museum. In her blog, Helen looks at the snake symbol on the stone and...