A carved Pictish symbol stone has been discovered on the banks of the River Don in Aberdeen. The find was made by fishermen in Dyce when low water levels - after the recent warm and dry weather ...

He said the stone had symbols seen frequently in Pictish art and known to experts as a "mirror" and another as a "z rod". Mr Spencer Jones added: "Every now and then a new Pictish stone ...

Large stones, carved by Pictish craftsmen with symbols ... The Strathmartine Stone is an example of the earliest type of symbol stone, and dates to around 600AD. It depicts a "beast" and the ...