Sculptor's Cave

The famed Sculptor's Cave has a period of use from the early Bronze Age, where severed heads of children were displayed within and at the entrance to the cave (in remembrance or sacrifice? no one can be certain?!) Later use was by Romans, and later still by the Picts, those most enigmatic of Scottish peoples. Nothing is really known of their language or culture, other than their exquisite artwork, carved or in relief in stone. Presumably the carvings are more permanent representations of their own tattoo designs. The term PICT was derived from the Romans term 'pictii' - the painted people. A warrior nation at heart, and undoubtedly very pagan. Artwork is rather stylised, or animal totemic style...
Aron Bowers

For examples of proto-pictish and pictish art, and artwork depicting pictish sites, refer to www.squamata.co.uk