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Picts Collection

Background imagePicts Collection: Saint Columba with his horse

Saint Columba with his horse
Saint Columba (also known as Colum Cille, meaning dove of the church) with his horse. He was a Gaelic Irish missionary monk, thought to have introduced Christianity to the Picts

Background imagePicts Collection: Britons, tattooed Caledonians and Queen Boudica

Britons, tattooed Caledonians and Queen Boudica
Ancient Briton with spear and shield, naked Caledonians with woad tattoos, and Queen Boudica with wooden chariot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Background imagePicts Collection: Suenos Stone - Forres, Scotland

Suenos Stone - Forres, Scotland
Suenos Stone - A Scottish Pictish Standing Stone at Forres, Scotland. The largest surving standing stone of its type in Scotland

Background imagePicts Collection: Hadrians Wall - Borcovicium (Houseteads Fort) - Pretorium

Hadrians Wall - Borcovicium (Houseteads Fort) - Pretorium
Hadrians Wall (Vallum Aelium, Roman Wall, Picts Wall, Vallum Hadriani) - Borcovicium (Houseteads Fort) Pretorium (Praetorium - Generals quarters)

Background imagePicts Collection: Hadrians Wall - near Houseteads Wood

Hadrians Wall - near Houseteads Wood
Hadrians Wall (Vallum Aelium, Roman Wall, Picts Wall, Vallum Hadriani) near Houseteads Wood - a defensive fortification in the Roman province of Britannia

Background imagePicts Collection: Hadrians Wall - near Crag Lough

Hadrians Wall - near Crag Lough
Hadrians Wall (Vallum Aelium, Roman Wall, Picts Wall, Vallum Hadriani) - excavated Gateway at Camboglanna Fort (Gabaglanda)

Background imagePicts Collection: Hadrians Wall - near Borcovicium (Houseteads Fort)

Hadrians Wall - near Borcovicium (Houseteads Fort)
Hadrians Wall (Vallum Aelium, Roman Wall, Picts Wall, Vallum Hadriani) - MileCastle near Borcovicium (Houseteads Fort) - a defensive fortification in the Roman province of Britannia

Background imagePicts Collection: Suenos Stones - Forres

Suenos Stones - Forres
Suenos Stone - A Scottish Pictish Standing Stone at Forres, Scotland. The largest surving standing stone of its type in Scotland

Background imagePicts Collection: Pioneer colonists head for Britain

Pioneer colonists head for Britain
A group of young men and women set off from the French coast in dug-out canoes, heading for Britain Date: Circa 4000 B.C

Background imagePicts Collection: Lake-dwellers attacked

Lake-dwellers attacked
Lake-dwelling Britons near Glastonbury are attacked by rival land-dwellers

Background imagePicts Collection: St Columba Preaches

St Columba Preaches
SAINT COLUMBA Preaches Christianity to the heathen Picts

Background imagePicts Collection: Last of the Picts

Last of the Picts
A legend from Galloway tells how the last Pict refuses to divulge to the conquering Scots the secret of how to make heather-ale. The secret is lost

Background imagePicts Collection: Saint Columba (Skelton)

Saint Columba (Skelton)
SAINT COLUMBA Irish saint arrives in Inverness to convert the heathen Picts, using a miracle to unbar their fortress gates

Background imagePicts Collection: Hadrians Wall Built 122

Hadrians Wall Built 122
The Roman Emperor Hadrian supervising the construction of Hadrians Wall. Running from the Solway to the Tyne, it was built to exclude the Picts (Scots)


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