The area currently being excavated is thought to have been a settlement that served as “a significant seat of power” during the Pictish kingdom between 500 and 1000 CE. At first, Ralph felt he ...

Stand in Aberlemno and you find yourself at the heart of a landscape of deep importance to the Picts - and a place where ...

In 672 AD, after the death of Oswui, the Picts rose against their overlords, expelling Drust, their Northumbrian puppet king. The new King of Northumbria, Ecgfrith, wasted no time in wreaking ...

In A.D. 565, according to this account, Columba was on his way to visit a Pictish king when he stopped along the shore of Loch Ness. Seeing a large beast about to attack a man who was swimming in ...

In the early 840s Kenneth mac Alpin succeeded to the Gaelic kingdom of Dalriada and a couple of years later he became the Pictish king. Although not the first to take this route to the Pictish ...

Scotland's History Early Scotland Kenneth MacAlpin becomes King of Picts The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...

King Ecgfrith of Northumbria was killed in this battle, ending the Anglian occupation of Pictish territory. The stone is considered one of the finest surviving examples of Pictish carving.

In 672 AD, after the death of Oswui, the Picts rose against their overlords, expelling Drust, their Northumbrian puppet king. The new King of Northumbria, Ecgfrith, wasted no time in wreaking ...