Eleanor Harrison

• BA (Hons) Archaeology
• The Lost Art of the Picts: A Survey of Pictish Symbol Stones in Eastern Scotland

During the early medieval period, the Picts were a powerful kingdom inhabiting Northern Britain although relatively little is known about them. Perhaps the artefacts most emblematic of the Picts are the symbol stones: standing stones inscribed with an enigmatic series of symbols first crafted in the 5^th century. These stones were important to local communities both in the past and present. The conservation of these stones is an ongoing problem. Many are in remote locations in Eastern Scotland where they are lost on private land or left exposed to damage yet in museums much of their significance is lost. This project aims to survey a sample of these Pictish symbol stones to produce an open access 3D database using photogrammetry software. These models will be displayed online for those who cannot travel to see them and to provide a permanent record for those wishing to study them.

 Funding source: Newcastle University

 Supervisor: Dr Patrick Gleeson