[Fred Nerks]

SANDAY SYMBOL STONE

The Pictish symbol stone was lying prone, under the floor of the property, and appears to have been damaged during the construction of the house, possibly in the 19th century.

Approximately 4ft 6in long, the stone is thought to have been made in the 8th century AD, when Christianity was being brought to Orkney. The carving shows both a Christian cross and a Pictish “sea creature” symbol.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks! I hadn’t seen that one. What an interesting site. I noted that “Viking” is never capitalized. :’)

[Pharmboy]

Hmmm...my Y-chromosome haplotype R1b1b2a1a2f* is very common on the Orkney Islands. Perhaps I have some Pictish blood in me (although I don’t look bluish).