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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on Mar 08, 2022, 07:25 AM

Title: Rare Pictish stone unearthed near Angus
Post by: Imperial Dave on Mar 08, 2022, 07:25 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99jnywwrnlo

another nice find...
Title: Re: Rare Pictish stone unearthed near Angus
Post by: Jim Webster on Mar 08, 2022, 07:32 AM
Quote from: Holly on Mar 08, 2022, 07:25 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99jnywwrnlo

another nice find...

But sadly deficient on useful images or uniform colours  :-[
Title: Re: Rare Pictish stone unearthed near Angus
Post by: Anton on Mar 08, 2022, 10:09 AM
Yes, those are the ones we want most.  I wonder if anyone has produced a map of all Pictish stones located so far.  When looking at Ogham stones I was surprised to see one on the north side shore or thereabouts of the Forth of Firth.  Very intriguing.
Title: Re: Rare Pictish stone unearthed near Angus
Post by: Erpingham on Mar 08, 2022, 10:24 AM
Interesting it was at Aberlemno, already associated with Pictish stones.  Maybe the settlement site they are investigating may prove to be an important centre.
Title: Re: Rare Pictish stone unearthed near Angus
Post by: Imperial Dave on Mar 08, 2022, 10:33 AM
Quote from: Anton on Mar 08, 2022, 10:09 AM
Yes, those are the ones we want most.  I wonder if anyone has produced a map of all Pictish stones located so far.  When looking at Ogham stones I was surprised to see one on the north side shore or thereabouts of the Forth of Firth.  Very intriguing.

http://www.stravaiging.com/history/pictish/stones/
Title: Re: Rare Pictish stone unearthed near Angus
Post by: Anton on Mar 08, 2022, 11:51 AM
Thanks Dave, that's just the job.
Title: Re: Rare Pictish stone unearthed near Angus
Post by: Imperial Dave on Mar 08, 2022, 11:53 AM
surprising how many have been found
Title: Re: Rare Pictish stone unearthed near Angus
Post by: Anton on Mar 08, 2022, 03:49 PM
It's good to see the spread on a map bearing in mind these were not fly by night constructions.
Title: Re: Rare Pictish stone unearthed near Angus
Post by: Anton on Mar 10, 2022, 12:23 PM
I was having a poke about in things Pictish and came across Katherine Forsyth's 1997 demolition of the old idea that Picts spoke a non Indo-European language.  It was full of interesting observations that I thought I'd share here.  It now seems to have disappeared from view so I cannot. 

However Guto Rhys below is an interesting read for anyone interested in the Picts.


https://www.academia.edu/41294628/Pictish_Language_Guto_Rhys
Title: Re: Rare Pictish stone unearthed near Angus
Post by: Imperial Dave on Mar 10, 2022, 01:59 PM
Thanks Stephen very interesting