... Kings Stables Road in Edinburgh. Can anyone tell me what this carving is? ... I suppose the only way to eliminate the possibility of it being an OS mark...
... Hi Dave and Stephen, Nice to have a bit of lively discussion. I think we don't have enough members yet to really have a good going debate, but keep...
I am going to be away for a week which means I won't be able to deal with requests for membership etc. Apologies in advance to anyone who wants to join - put...
Today, 11 July, is the feast of St. Drostan, who was Abbot of Dalcongail, Aberdeenshire from the last quarter of the 6th century till his death in 610 AD. Does...
Stephen - thanks so much for pointing out that today is one of the dates assocated with St Drostan, a saint I have been familiar with since childhood holidays...
Hello David, I was alerted that today is St. Drostan's feast day by another yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints/ Today is also my 25th...
Thanks Stephen Great story on your ancestry and it rings a bell of (web) familiarity - especially with the railway history; I may have something pagemarked...
'Fresh Pict' is the name of the conference to be held at Kings College Aberdeen on 18th November 2006. Enquiries/tickets from Society of Antiquaries of...
Is anybody familiar with the Netherton Cross in Hamilton Old Parish churchyard? I have posted four images on the forum website. It is said to show Manx-Norse...
A very curious stone. It certainly looks as if it is early. But the Pictish cross stones are usually carved on slabs, rather than sculpted in the round like...
... I think there is an assumption that if something is depicted within the framework of a cross, it must be Christian. However, for a lot of the Pictish...
I am grateful to Ruth for her comparison with the North Rona cross. Ian Fisher (Early Medieval Sculpture in the Western Highlands and Islands) does not mention...
... nothing apart from the fact that crossbows appear on several stones. I advised my enquirer to keep an eye on this forum. Does anyone have any knowledge?...
David Many thanks - hopefully my enquirer is reading this. Stewart ... From: David To: PictsArt@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 11:56 PM ...
Hi, Just a query about female leaders, are there any known facts about female chiefs/kings? have studied the king lists and do not recognise any female names...
There are supposed to be female figures on eight Pictish cross slabs: Hilton of Cadboll, Wester Denoon, Monifieth 2, Meigle 1, Kirriemuir 1, Kingoldrum 1,...
Is there a consensus among the group with regards the location of the important Pictish province of Fortriu? I know that Alex Woolf has swayed a lot of people...
CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF GEORGE BAIN - THE `FATHER' OF MODERN CELTIC ART Groam House, the award-winning museum in Rosemarkie, is embarking on an ambitious...
Can anyone identify the carving from which this stone fragment came? http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/PictsArt/photos/browse/7ef4 The fragment is currently in...
It looks to me as if the stone should be the other way up, Bob, so that the curved shapes could form part of two arches, and the central wavy bits could be the...
bob you need a log in to see the photo - can you send it as a attachment? Sheila Fraser Braemore Marjoribanks Street Bathgate EH48 1QH 01506 650 953 ...
... Sheila, you should be able to see the picture okay just by clicking Bob's link. You do always need to log in to Yagoo groups to be able to look at photos...
With Saint Patrick's Day and Easter falling in the same week for the first time since 1913, Walker's Celtic Jewelry in Rochester, NY will present an art...
I thought you might be interested in the Reporting on the laser conservation of St Vigeans stones. There is also a piece of video showing the process. ...
Hi there, this is my first Q. on this site so hope im doing this right. Im interested in the name of the pictish tribes and names of this city and around...
Hello all,I am looking for some original pictish art for a tattoo,i will be getting done soon,and as i have been researching my ancestry lately have realised...
Dave, you might want to have a look at the ancient stone art website - if you use "the famous web search engine" - the guy who runs it takes original copies...
Members of PictsArt forum will be interested to know of the discovery of a Pictish stone in Mail graveyard. The details are in the following web pages, which...
This forum has been something of a flop, I think largely down to my not having time to contribute and those knowledgeable on the subject not participating....
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