Sunday 16 May 2010

Pictish stones from 1300 years ago

Well on Sunday May 16th we took a road trip not only to Kirriemuir to see the birthplace of J.M. Barrie - the author of Peter Pan - (see above) but also to nearby Aberlemno where we saw fantastic (Class 1) stones from the Pictish culture about 7th or 8th century. We saw a great celtic cross and other symbology including a triple disk, a "Z-Rod", comb and mirror, cup and ring, and others. Some other interesting symbols were on gravestones from the mid 1700's (hour-glass, bell, skull, coffin, and cross-bones). Another great example of archaeology and a window to the past.


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