The Scottish Celtic people are also known as Pict's, the word Pict having its roots in Latin. They lived in Northern Britain at that time and the Romans described them as being covered in pictures of animals and other figures. The Pictish people were so notoriously difficult to conquer that Hadrian, a Roman Emperor of the time, built a stone wall across Britain to keep them out of the South, effectively ceding them the North which we know today as Scotland.

Scottish Picts symbols are known for their intricate Knot Work, animals and Spirals just as Irish, British and Welsh Celtic symbols are, but they have a vast array of symbols not seen in other Celtic traditions and which are often found on Pictish Stones. There are approximately 35 different symbols depicted on these ancient stones, some are abstract while others depict animals, there also exist representations of everyday items. These stones may have served as memorials or as a way to depict clans and lineage.

Pictish Symbols
The Scottish Picts were tribal and although their language is lost they left a wealth of large monoliths carved with mysterious Scottish Celtic designs known as 'picture' stones of which there approximately fifty major picture symbols.

While some of these symbols are easily identifiable such as animals and other mythical creatures, others are more mysterious and consist of crescents or V-rods or double disk emblems. After their conversion to Christianity in about the 5th Century many Scottish Celtic symbols began taking on a more Christian theme, which reflects in their carvings. In fact, many of the Celtic Crosses that exist in England and Scotland are Pictish Stones.