Detail of the Class II Pictish stone at Glamis Manse, showing warriors fighting with axes.
pictish stones
About the Picts

This section deals with the story behind the Pictish stones.

It explains who the Picts were and how their society was structured. It describes their culture and creativity, expressed in stone-carving, but also in jewellery and other artefacts. It explores the importance of religion in Pictish life, and the impact of the Picts’ conversion to Christianity. And it provides an introduction to Pictish history, and the methods used to discover it.
Society 
and culture

Discover the political, religious and artistic lives of the Picts.

> Society and culture
Dundurn Fort © RCAHMS. Licensor www.rcahms.gov.uk
Important 
figures

Learn about the Pictish kings and saints, and the outsiders who influenced them.

> Important figures
Detail of St Vigeans Stone no. 010c. Early Christian cross slab from St Vigeans Museum.
Timeline


Trace the history of the Picts through a series of landmark dates.

> Timeline
Pictish timeline