Overview

• Volunteer John Ralph found the ring on the floor of a Pictish house at Burghead Fort in northeastern Scotland.
• The ring, kite-shaped and adorned with a garnet or red glass center, is believed to be over 1,000 years old.
• The Picts, known as the 'Painted People,' inhabited the region between the fourth and tenth centuries.
• Archaeologists were surprised to find the ring in a domestic setting, as most Pictish rings are usually found in hoards.
• The ring is now undergoing analysis at the National Museum of Scotland to determine its origins and significance.