Bits & pieces

Hadrian’s Wall (see fourth item below). Photo B Keeling.

Just a random selection of interesting items….

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Cult and Kingship Understanding the Early Pictish Royal Centre at Rhynie was the title of a paper presented by Dr Gordon Noble of Aberdeen University to the Royal Scone Conference. A video of this and other presentations can now be viewed at the blog of archaeologist Doug Rocks-Macqueen.

Scone with its ‘Stone of Destiny’ is famous as the place where medieval Scottish kings were crow...