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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
FSA Scot.
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