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What I have tried to do with
Scottish History Online & Pictish Pages is to open up my own interests in the Picts
and Scots History to everyone. Although born in Edinburgh, my family roots are in
Aberdeenshire, where I have lived and worked for the past 21 Years and through the rich
culture of the Shire, this has inspired my interest in the Pict's and Scots History.
Living in what is regarded as the 'Heartland of the Picts', which supports over 70 of the
200 carved stones and slabs known, 90 Recumbent Stone Circles, and numerous Burial Cairns,
gives you an easy access to these Neolithic sites which date back over 4,000 years.
However! the Picts are only part of my interest, as not
only does Aberdeenshire support the 'Stones' but also a wide and varied history in its
Towns, Villages, Castles and other historical structures scattered throughout the North
East of Scotland. Some of these will also be included in 'Scottish History Online &
Pictish Pages' to give you a flavour of the region, its primarily Fishing and Farming
Communities, the 'Doric' language and introduce other areas throughout Scotland.
The site is in its infancy, but hopefully your
valued participation, either Photographic, Text or with Ideas on the sites development,
will allow the 'Scottish History Online & Pictish Pages' to expand its content. I feel
that to have others views on the Picts and Scots History will allow the site to have a
more interesting and expanding content.
John A. Duncan of Sketraw
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