The PictsScotland’s Lost Kingdom: What We Really Know
Archaeology and history of the Picts, separated from the wild mystery stories that grew up around them.
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About this guide
The people who ruled much of northern and eastern Scotland for centuries left carved stones nobody can fully read, then seemed to vanish. This guide separates archaeology and history from the wild “mystery” stories that grew up around them.
More about this guide
It covers who the Picts were, where they lived, their language and names, and the famous symbol stones, including Aberlemno and the battle that saved Pictland. It looks at the Picts and Christianity, forts, kings and power, what DNA reveals, and what really happened to them.
A chapter on the Picts in Fife and a guide to places to visit sit alongside a symbol spotter, a trail planner, family activities and a visit log, so you can go and find the stones for yourself.
What’s inside
- Who were the Picts?
- The Picts in 12 dates
- Where the Picts lived
- The Pictish language and names
- Pictish symbol stones
- Aberlemno: the most famous Pictish stones
- The battle that saved Pictland
- The Picts and Christianity
- Forts, kings and power
- What DNA reveals
- Pictish myths and the evidence
- What happened to the Picts?
- The Picts in Fife
- Places to see the Picts
- Pictish stones in old engravings
- Your Pictish symbol spotter
- Your Pictish trail planner
- Pictish activities for families
- Researching the Picts further
- Frequently asked questions
- Pictish silver
- How to look at a Pictish cross slab
- Your Pictish visit log
- More stones to find, area by area
Popular history based on archaeology and published research.
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