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Was there an earlier Pictish monastery on the Kinloss Abbey site?
In which I test Neil McGuigan’s theory that there was an early medieval monastery near to—and connected with—Sueno’s Stone
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What can the Pillar of Eliseg tell us about Sueno's Stone?
In which I think about analysing Sueno's Stone using techniques applied with great success to the ninth-century Pillar of Eliseg in north Wales
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In civitate Nrurím: A medieval place-name mystery
In which I examine three theories about where king Áed mac Cináeda died in 878 AD
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The sword and the stone: Evidence of early medieval kingship rituals in Forres?
In which I ponder the significance of some intriguing marks carved into Sueno’s Stone
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Mapping Pictish stones with Google My Maps
In which I learn—and share—an easy way to use spatial data for historical research
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'Earn' place-names in Moray: Early Irish colonies?
In which I examine a theory that sees 'earn' place-names as indicators of early Gaelic settlement on the Moray Firth
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Bell, motte and sundial: in search of early medieval Auldearn
In which I weigh the evidence for a village in Nairnshire as an early medieval settlement site
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Book Review: Picts: Scourge of Rome, Rulers of the North
A comprehensive new survey of Pictish history and archaeology is engaging, authoritative and absorbing for academics and amateurs alike
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The Achareidh fragment: antiquarian curio or evidence of a lost Pictish site?
In which I try to puzzle out the origins of a cross-slab fragment found near Nairn in 1890
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Was Sueno’s Stone originally one of a pair?
In which I investigate the curious case of the ‘curious carved pillars’ shown on early maps of Moray
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Rodney’s Stone: A Class II Pictish symbol stone from Dyke, Moray
In which I see if I can come up with anything new to say about this well-known stone
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A Moray location for the battle of 'Sraith Herenn'?
In which I ponder whether Sueno's Stone commemorates a victory of Constantín II of Alba over the Vikings in 904 AD.
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Worked in Stone and the 'Penryn Pillar'
In which I attend a conference that changes how I see a sculpture in my home town
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In search of the Altyre Cross
In which I try to track down the original site of an early medieval cross-slab
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Becoming an Early Medievalist
Becoming an Early Medievalist
My mid-life career swerve from B2B tech content writer to early medieval scholar
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