04 October 2025, Starts: 13:50, Ends: 17:30

Pictish Arts Society Conference

Online conference. Tickets £12 for members / £15 non-members. Further details and bookings from their website.

Day 1

Metal and Metalwork in Pictland

​13:50 - 14:40 Roman Silver and Early Medieval Metalwork: A Complex Relationship (Dr Martin Goldberg, National Museums Scotland)

​14:40 - 15:30 Bespoke Beasts: Pictish metalworking at Rhynie (Dr. Gemma Cruickshanks, National Museums Scotland)

15:50 - 16:40 From Stone to Steel - Pictish Weaponry Decoded (Paul Macdonald, Macdonald Armories)

​16:40 - 17:30 Crafting Burghead: Making and Wearing – The Story So Far (Leanne Demay, National Museums Scotland)

Day 2   New Research on Pictish Art and its Context

13:50 - 14:40 Northern Picts Project - Latest Updates (Prof. Gordon Noble, University of Aberdeen)

​14:40 - 15:30 The Conical Structure on Sueno’s Stone, Forres (Prof. Jane Geddes, University of Aberdeen)

15:50 - 16:40 Christ, Lions, and Dragons: the cross-slabs from Skinnet and Ulbster (Dr. Victoria Whitworth)

​16:40 - 17:30 Carving Pictish Beef (Dr. Susan Youngs)