River Find of Pictish Stone – Lost People: Found Carving
River Find of Pictish Stone –
Lost People: Found Carving
Noty a lot is known about the Picts who lived in what is now eastern and northern Scotland during the Late Iron Age and Early Medieval periods. But what we do know is they left large carved stones which we assume had religious significance. They lived to the north of the rivers Forth and Clyde, and a Pictish language lost in the mist of time. Picts were merged with Gaels in the early kingdom of Alba until at the end of the first millennium AD the Scots identity was forged. So it with pleasure I record that a carved Pictish stone with all its mysterious symbols has been discovered on the banks of the River Don in Aberdeen.
The Dry Summer Exposed It
It was some fishermen in Dyce who made the find when the low water levels caused by the warm weather and dry spells we had earlier this year, o=h dear it now seems so long ago! Well the stone was partially exposed and as they say the rest is history, which is my idea of a joke! It being a historic item. And the stone has caused a flurry of scientific excitement with it being described as a major find. The scientists and archaeologists were able to haul the treasured stone out of the water before the levels rose again to hide it for another 1,000 years. Pictish symbol-stones are incredibly rare, and this one, with its connection to the river, adds further to the discussions around their meaning and what they were used for. Maybe it was an offering to the gods.
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Well we have no doubt here at James Pirie what the web site and gift offering we have here is all about. You’ll see strange symbols, well stars next to prices and luckily most of those are 5 stars- our reviews don’t you know. You’ll see Scottish designs, the thistle, stags, tartans and scents. And above all you’ll find quality and durability, qualities that no doubt would have delighted our Pictish or Gael ancestors. And for a piece of living history in your front room or kitchen try the lovely things on offer from the nice people at Just Slate. They are literally as old as the Scottish hills,
