Kenneth was born around 800AD in the Gaelic Kingdom of Dál Riata at a time when the Gaels were dominated by the more powerful Pictish kingdom. His father, Ailpín, was beheaded fighting for a ...

Archaeologists on the Orkney island of Rousay have uncovered the preserved handprint of a Pictish metalsmith. They found the print on a stone anvil excavated from a substantial Iron Age settlement.

An amateur archaeologist has told of his excitement at finding a Pictish ring buried for more than 1000 years on the last day of a dig. The kite-shaped ring has a garnet, or red glass centre ...

Pictish occupation of a fort on a well-known hill in Aberdeenshire has been confirmed by archaeologists. The Mither Tap, a summit on Bennachie, near Inverurie, has the remains of an ancient fort ...