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The Picts were first mentioned by a Roman chronicler around AD 300. They were a dominant force in what is now Scotland for at least 600 years.
This section gives a brief introduction to the Pictish people: who they were, how their society was organised and how their history unfolded. It also introduces the stones and other artefacts they left as evidence of a rich and complex society.
Archaelogical discoveries and modern place-names are among the clues to the centre of Pictish power.
> Where did they live?
The Romans were the first to identify the Picts as one people - but where had they come from?
> Early origins
