Incredible news from Scotland this week! Let me know what you think in the comments & don't forget to subscribe to our new channel where we cover the entire history of the earth! kzread.info/dron/_aOteuWIY8ITg7DQQspG1g.html

@christisking1576

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting unbiased history. BTW What is that golden anglo-saxon helmet?

@bernardfender5147

4 жыл бұрын

"don't forget not subscribe"!! Grammar errors aside wonderful news from Scotland. From the air the site definitely looks bronze or iron age, will you be making other vids giving more details?

@ieuanpugh-jones5284

4 жыл бұрын

Philip Thomas the origin of the is unclear. It has been suggested Pictish was a Germanic language or pre-Indo-European language but more likely Celtic. Although no scholarly consensus has been reached as there is so little in the way of inscriptions or written texts are extant or discovered. It is unlikely to be a Sarmatian group(speakers of an Iranian language) as that would necessitate a substantial movement of people from the northeastern frontier (Thrace/Dacia). Who some how conquer the northern most area of Britain. It could be an otherwise unattributed Indo-European group or something like that. But most likely a Celtic group?

@thefurrybastard1964

4 жыл бұрын

Only one word: *Fascinating!*

@etangdescygnes

4 жыл бұрын

@@ieuanpugh-jones5284 A consensus was reached many years ago by studying place names. Picts spoke Brittonic (sometimes written as "Brythonic") dialects, just like all other mainland Britons of the Iron Age. Their language was simply the northernmost outlier of the group. It has also been possible to work out some basic aspects of their religion, and it overlaps with known Brittonic cultures precisely as one would expect.

I love Scotland, and visiting is on my to-do list. Amazing country, and so much history. Greetings from France.

@Vinnie-pu9vw

3 жыл бұрын

Denise Bond, that’s just the Sturgeon and the SNP, we are not like them.

@leod-sigefast

3 жыл бұрын

@M experienced hatred to the Scots in Liverpool?! Sounds bullshit mate. Most English don't even think twice when hearing or meeting a Scot - especially northern England. Different to when I have visited Glasgow, there is a definite shift in attitude when they hear your English accent.

@brownwarrior6867

3 жыл бұрын

Go check out the Declaration of Arbroath my friend there is a wee pointer as how we Gael came to inhabit both our countries 👍🏼

@ronniestuart12

3 жыл бұрын

@M Been to England many times and never had or felt any hatred towards myself, It must just you

@amonamaria2000

2 жыл бұрын

I am-scot Irish and French but I look very French. My family is also a rare blood type and mostly women.

Great video. I had my DNA done and I'm 70% Scottish Celtic and 30% Irish, nice to see where my ancestors could of possibly come from

I live about 20 miles away from where this is. I could've told them that 40 years ago!! Very spooky if you venture up at night. It's a vitrified fort. The stones have been heated to such a heat that they've turned glass like. Lots of Pictish stones up this area.

You missed the coolest part! The wall on the western side is completely melted and fused in places, and much of the rocks throughout are now glass - although they were first made of sandstone which would never naturally do that. This affects forts all over Scotland, and very few anywhere else.

@typower9

Жыл бұрын

Possibly because they were later used as a site for warning fires.

@Chadp.

Жыл бұрын

Vitrofication is either lighting or nuclear not long term firing from fat oil sources or wick based or natural fires

@pauls3204

13 күн бұрын

⁠@@typower9wouldn’t generate enough heat to melt sandstone , sand begins to melt at 1700 C , afraid it’s probable that this will never be answered .

Go Picts! I wish we knew more about them, their language and writings, their art and architecture, their music, stories, and history.

@fredgillespie5855

4 жыл бұрын

Pup314 - If I remember correctly Skene ("Celtic Scotland") said that the Picts were the same people as the Scots but that they got here earlier and from a different direction.

@davidlittle7182

3 жыл бұрын

@@fredgillespie5855 yes, that's wrong. They were Brittonic, not Goidelic

@zenw1464

3 жыл бұрын

Ahhh...my ancestors!

@reelking-ee7uy

3 жыл бұрын

@@zenw1464 simply put moors/black/swarthy/Schwartz etc.

@lonniemonroe2714

10 ай бұрын

@@zenw1464 mine too

Fascinating! Love history of when Rome pulled out. It's such a murky time,mysterious!

@Dranka5

4 жыл бұрын

I thought this comment was talking about something else at first hahah

@shawnmurphy3991

3 жыл бұрын

Ha pulled out . Romes like nope we're done making mistakes.

@sharonkeith601

3 жыл бұрын

wilson the conqueror / someone has been keeping this secret! I mean, look at its SIZE! Wonder why it's been kept secret all these years?!

@JohnSmith-zv8km

3 жыл бұрын

it would seem that you have been out on the hills too long,

@elizabethtaylor9321

3 жыл бұрын

Sharon Keith It’s no secret , we locals have known about it for generations , I think it’s well documented don’t know why they think it’s been newly discovered .

Its hard to believe that no one has discovered this till 2020. It's huge and looks like a fort. Weird.

@HistoryTime

4 жыл бұрын

pallexa It was thought to be Bronze Age or Iron Age. Time periods which often had larger forts. Makes you think what other sites from these times are early medieval too.

@aminrodriguez4707

4 жыл бұрын

Lack of imagination is rampant among scientist.

@Barbreck1

4 жыл бұрын

I happen to know that there are dozens of significant sites of historic interest in Scotland that have been forested over and "protected" by the Forestry Commission (a UK Qango) to ensure they are never revealed to the public.

@secularstones

4 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryTime I guess that explains it

@Reginaldesq

4 жыл бұрын

@Rad Derry LOL. In other words, science asks for evidence (the exact opposite of dogma). Otherwise, every persons opinion would be equally valid. Science is a method and not a belief. It cant be dogmatic.

I saw this in various archaeological journals I follow. Somehow, I heard every story in a curious accent of wonder and joy. And now I know why.

Disgustingly the large fort in oswestry Shropshire the local council want to build a housing estate on it,local residents are so strongly trying to stop this ,anyone that knows how to help please let it be known to the advertizer news paper

@Max-nt5zs

4 жыл бұрын

I’m from the US but why, they could put that anywhere else they wanted. Why do they need to put it on a historical site is it not Muslim enough for them?

@pyewackett5

4 жыл бұрын

@@Max-nt5zs We are a small & most densely populated country in Europe. A toxic mix to put it bluntly. Local councils aren't interested in history , unless it brings in money to swell their greedy corrupt coffers. Great comment by the way...

@pyewackett5

4 жыл бұрын

@big Feet As well as the money aspect maybe it's a sinister attempt to erode national identity. Globalist propaganda ...

@hedkandicaine

4 жыл бұрын

@big Feet they want to erase the history for their planned 'diverse population' coming in....stand against it, they are traitors to Scotland

@apersononlineyes6554

3 жыл бұрын

@Tom Sanders stfu

Woa, your brother is the voices of the past guy? What an amazing family!

I’d love to hear about the Pictish language and the attempts to decipher it

@Barbreck1

4 жыл бұрын

There's a smashing wee book called "The Glens of Angus" by David Dorward that explains many of the old Pictish terms. One place i learned a hell of a lot.

@Barbreck1

4 жыл бұрын

@Oftin Wong There isn't. All there is is tantalising snippets in place names that have survived the ages.

@moreporkowl1218

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I would love to know/learn also... I have always wondered if the Scandinavians and the Picts were related due to their artwork/Blue tattoos ...

@CTT583

4 жыл бұрын

@@moreporkowl1218 Kia Ora Morepork Owl. I think that Orkney/Scara Brae was a centre of learning in predeluvian times and was the source for distribution of the three kete.

@davidlittle7182

3 жыл бұрын

@@moreporkowl1218 yes, they're not

I've climbed Tap O' Noth a couple of times and always knew it was a significant fort of some kind. The eastern flanks of the Cairngorm mountains are littered with other hilltop forts but this is one of the biggest and very possibly the site of the infamous Battle of Graupius Mons. We'll be hearing a lot more about this area in the years to come. Pete, you need to brush up on your pronunciation of Scottish place names ;)

@s.leemccauley7302

4 жыл бұрын

It seems the British Isle does something to folks speech. They can be quite difficult to understand. My forebears had to come over to the new world to speak right. 😜 But yes, folks ought take some time to learn to pronounce place and people's names correctly. Sign of respect.

@Barbreck1

4 жыл бұрын

@@s.leemccauley7302 Oh, yeah, Americans are the last bastion in eloquence. Said no-one... ever.

@leggy6234

4 жыл бұрын

@@s.leemccauley7302 American's have bastardized the English language so you show us some respect, and enjoy your new world with it's lack of history and ethics, and let us know when you too, learn speak correctly

@leggy6234

4 жыл бұрын

Apologies , learn to speak correctly.

@keithlordofalbascotland3371

4 жыл бұрын

@@s.leemccauley7302 its a pity you didn't get our higher IQ

''Scotichronicon'' is the most important History book for Scottish people to read.

@francesdrake6315

3 жыл бұрын

Not read ,thanks for info

This made my morning. Thank you for the upload. D.M.

This is fascinating! 👍 Can't wait to see more!

Thank you for the great work and information on a news story we might have missed. Keep up the great work!

Pete, I keep finding these cool history documentaries, and when i check, it's always you. So, I've bitten the bullet and subscribed. Keep up the good work, brother.

Archaeologists from Aberdeen have been working here since 2011. The vitrified fort at the top of the hill dates from 400 - 100 BC. What's new is that the wall surrounding the larger area of the hill, within which all those houses stood, has been dated to the 4th - 5th centuries, making the main site much more recent than had been assumed. Lower down stood the (Pictish) Crawfoot Stane, and the Rhynie Man Pictish carved stone was uncovered nearby in 1978.

@mackenziefan5019

4 жыл бұрын

The secondary lower wall and the many house platforms were mapped and noted in a detailed survey in 1967. These were then added to in 1978, 1981 and 1985. There have been systematic (though periodic) excavations since 1997. In 1996 finds from the lower (larger) part of the site placed the hut circles firmly into the late Iron Age. There have been detailed aerial photographic surveys for five decades. canmore.org.uk/site/17169/tap-o-noth

It's fascinating to compare areas uder Roman Empire and out of Roman Empire. For example our Celtic Czech state, later called Great Moravia Samo's Empire, Kingdom of Bohemie. E.g. Prague Castle was found in 886 A.D.

Thanks for this, I love you Pete. 💜

I absolutely love that Burghead computer game reproduction at 2:14!

@kaldiz

3 жыл бұрын

Stronghold :) Loved it.

KZread and the bloody ad’s how I so miss the old KZread.

@Colicab83

4 жыл бұрын

@@bottomlands yeah. its silly. Literally google "how to remove youtube ads" and all the answers are there for you. ha. instead they keep complaining on all their videos that they watch.

@GavTatu

4 жыл бұрын

i've not seen an ad for years. adblocker.

@kierhudson1328

4 жыл бұрын

Us ebrave browser along with ad blocker, takes the hassle out of the internet.

@linuxel33t

4 жыл бұрын

Download Opera browser and enable ad block in the settings. It's fast af, as well. You'll love it!

@allanshort8264

3 жыл бұрын

Blessings upon you. Now the add free sassenach shall celebrate with a large dram. Slainte

Excellent my friend this is exciting news. Thanks for sharing this...

It would be unbelievable to camp there. I can only imagine the feeling of the presence of history there.

@videostarish

4 ай бұрын

Yes, I have driven to the 'crater' bit at the top in my jeep, then camped over night, the flew my hang glider to 1200 feet above the top... WONDERFUL view..!! 👍

How could it be known that the Scots were of Irish origin? My understanding of the 'Scotti' is that journeys between Scotland and Ireland were a two-way endeavour.

@geordiedubya1293

3 жыл бұрын

@Aethelstan of England Aye, I know there was McDonald clan strongholds (among others) in both the mainland and in Ulster. That, of course, was later than the Roman Britain era but it does lend weight to the 'two-way' theory.

Thank you for posting that was very interesting I love learning about history

Fascinating video about a mysterious historical era. Thanks for putting it up.

I hope they find more ogham inscriptions, so that they may decipher and better understand what language the Picts spoke

@logat1847

4 жыл бұрын

Celtic of Canaan? What is that supposed to me

@mackenziefan5019

4 жыл бұрын

If you read the early Pictish King lists which were kept safely on Iona - away from King Edward and his burning of all Scottish Historical Documents you will be able to read what language was spoken. Pretty much all of Scotland documents pre-1314 were completely destroyed (by burning) under the orders of the invading English King Edward I and then briefly Edward II. Think "Early Brythonic but with an Aiberdeenshire Accent".

@Tugela60

4 жыл бұрын

Ogham was Irish, so I doubt it would shed much light on the Picts, lol

@Tugela60

4 жыл бұрын

@@mackenziefan5019 You most likely would not have a clue what they sounded like. It would have been the same as in English, where time transformed the language from a thousand years ago into something that sounds completely foreign today even though both are the same language.

@paulwhitney1868

3 жыл бұрын

Celt of Canaan Esurix wiliam walis does this give you a clue

Thank you for the upload!

You and your brother are the GOAT, seriously your guys content is by far my favorite, voices of the past is such an awesome concept for a channel. You guys and Fall of Civilizations Podcast are my jam

@laurenmclain6378

4 жыл бұрын

Fall of Civilizations is excellent. Recently discovered them, and I'm really enjoying what I've listened to, so far.

Pete - you are doing such a wonderful job. Have watched your channels grow in popularity since early days. Well done.

If a picture tells a thousand words, a Pictish Hillfort holding two thousand people will speak volumes for future archaeological research. Thanks Pete Kelly!

@alabastardmasterson

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you're still interested while retired

@BigfootAnthropologist

3 жыл бұрын

@@alabastardmasterson Once an archaeologist, always an archaeologist. Wherever an archaeologist goes on vacation in the world, it's always a busman's holiday.

Excellent Pete, thanks & best wishes sent from East Dunbartonshire.

I lived in Cornwall in England during my military years for three years. Always miss England. Great to find this video! Always like the ancient history of the British Isles

@kernowboy137

4 жыл бұрын

Craig Adams just to let you know the England - Cornwall nexus has a lot of historical baggage most of it detrimental to the latter!

@robertallen6710

4 жыл бұрын

I got my DNA tested...turns out I'm almost half Cornish...Jayne Mansfield, Mark Twain and others claim heritage there....

@leshmahagow364

4 жыл бұрын

Just means you're a Brit

Well done Sir, this is very well done. Thank you

This is super facinating!! How exciting that things like this is being discovered!! Amazing.

You are sharin excellent information. Thank you dear

Love these videos, keep them coming!!

Thanks Pete---as usual; well taught. You're changing the game right now... Respect due.

I am so excited to have found this website. I love history especially of the Scotland and Britain. My heritage.

How very little we know about history. Top shelf content and production. Very professional.

Amazing that discoveries are still being made. Can't wait to find out the details.

@rabbc007

4 жыл бұрын

Amy Jones don’t be fooled this was found years ago

Fascinating video, i really like the art and mystery of the Picti. Big up Pete your bangin out some beauties!!!

Thanks for great info! 💖

Another place to look for a seriously big Pictish hillfort is Moncreiffe Hill (South East of Perth). There's a smaller square fort there right on the cliff-edge that has long been said to be a Roman fort. It's hard to make out Google maps but I've stood within it and seen the definite square shape. But what struck me more was the huge flat treeless area at the summit with very definitely man-made (uniform) ramparts about 30-40ft high! I've never seen any reference to a Pictish fort there but I'll bet that whole hill was a significant fort and settlement as it's perfectly strategically positioned to defend the river to the north. If anyone has any info on a Moncreiffe Hill fort, I'd love to hear it!

Great video. Thanks for all your hard work

I love what you and your brother are doing. Thank you 🙏

You've done a nice job expanding your stock footage Pete. I like this shorter format too. -Jake

Well done. A man of my own heart. Been to many historical places. My uncle is a marine archaeologist and also works for national geographic and my brother who has found many historical finds metal detecting in the UK.

Thanks for the informative video 👍

Excellent ! Thanks. Pictish history is a real brain burner...👍👍

Amazing There are some pictish remains here in Fife.

Love all your video and your brother's channel All good stuff

Thank you. This was great.

Great video Mr. Kelly

Love the channels, Will you guys have channels available on other platforms. ?

I’ve been on top of Mither Tap near Keig in Aberdeenshire which is much smaller by comparison. It was quite a surprise to find that what looked like scree from the little museum on the flats consisted of steps and walls. Great view from the top.

Very interesting, wish I could know more about this castle or walled town together with the enigmatic Pictish people. Unfortunately they left no written clues but also the Anglo-Saxon and the Viking were no joke....

Good work, lads!

Great videos. I really enjoy your work. Please keep it up. I would love to see any or all of the 273 dolmens, monoliths, and other Neolithic sites in the UK. Thank you.

Top notch work as usual. We're so lucky in the UK to have such a rich and well preserved heritage. Yet, there are still many mysteries. This is an exciting development for Scottish history indeed!

Thank you❤

Cant believe you didn't mention the biggest mystery about Tap O Noth. Some of its ramparts have been vitrified by great heat ,the rocks melted by ancient peoples. Dozons of other vitrified forts are scattered thoughout northern Europe one- Dunnideer is also in Aberdeenshire. The possible process of vitrification was covered in a episode of the 1970's ITV documentery series Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World.

Quite interesting. Thanks

Your channels are awesome man, love it 🤟🤟

We were learning about picts at my school! And we found out that the hill behind our school had a pictish site, also not that far away from our school it had a 'pictish hoard' of silver, and the silver is in Museums around the world! (I think, i forgot some things)

Nice one Pete.👍

THANK YOU

I think the words picture and pictionary were derived from the Picts because the Picts had no written language, they told their stories in picture carvings on stones.

This is pretty cool. Wish there were documents.

Great stuff! After the lockdown eases (hopefully not for a while) I'll go and have a look. Many thanks :)

@ruiseartalcorn

3 жыл бұрын

@Adam Battersby I posted that 6 months ago when lockdown seemed the best way of not being infected. Since then people have (hopefully) learned to wear masks and keep sensible distances. In addition we have the possibility of being vaccinated.

the picts had already been raiding long before the romans left . thats why hadrians wall was built in circa 100AD

i'm a new sub, I have a channel, I really enjoy yours and your brothers stuff, I just do adventure style vlog and always dreamed of doing documentaries , but It is intimidating and a huge amount of work, but we desperately need the new wave of explorers and historians, and I just wanted to say , great job , really ! and carry on , please , your doing a great thing ; )

There was no "buy me a coffee link". So I bought a tshirt. You guys are doing a great job, keep it up.....much respect.

I'll drink a whisky to that 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

At one time the entire populations of Scotland and Ireland switched lives and land. Ancient history is a marvel in the history of the Picts and Druids and Welsh.

@ChristophersMum

4 жыл бұрын

lorenzo M Not to forget the Norse folk who took cruises to our shores...and didn't go back...I'm one of their descendants...

Thank you

Great vid, as are your others. Small gripe, Moray in Morayshire is pronounced like the mint Murry. :)

Go Prof Noble. Great discovery

I'm struggling to comprehend what the breaking news is. I stayed in the area 45 years ago and I didn't see anything in the video that wasn't known then. Did I miss something?

@PeardropBunny

3 жыл бұрын

I think it was just that Burghead was considered the pictish capital in the North East, but now archaeologists are considering tap o noth to be the new capital (well thats what the p&j newspaper said anyway). Will be exciting to see what new info comes out from studying the site further :)

@douglasallen511

3 жыл бұрын

I guess that you, indeed, did miss something .

@dwaynedarockjohnson2023

3 жыл бұрын

I was that pict. ._.

Been to the North Wales forts as well as in Shropshire and Cotswolds - Cornwall etc etc. And Ireland.

Picts are a branch of the ancient Britons, same language, the northern tribe!

I'd like to see genetic studies that have been done in the area, if they have been done to see if the peoples in the area are R1a, R1b or another male haplogroup and the mitochrondrial haplogroups.

@Argrouk

4 жыл бұрын

I'm R1b and H4, but then I'm lowland Scots, not Highland. I'd also love to see more data, what are you thinking?

@kristjanmartin9883

4 жыл бұрын

Green eyed? All my ancestors are from the Isles, Scotland being my father's greatest point of pride, Ireland my maternal grandmothers. I've green eyes and so too my children. What does that have to do with the geographic area? D.M.

@anncoxwell7015

4 жыл бұрын

Cathi Wright have you come down south? We’re everywhere!

@standardprocedure7017

4 жыл бұрын

Why haven't these studies been done already ?

@uthermaceanruig5098

4 жыл бұрын

My grandparents were from the highlands. Both had blue eyes.

everyone who lives in the area has known this for years

Aye tis fascinating and i am keen tae see it but be there a Greggs nearby?

Aye always knew that it was an important area. Still got the torc I found when up detecting. Fair climb

@bernardfender5147

4 жыл бұрын

I hope you reported your find and didn't just steal it

@sincybhoy1

4 жыл бұрын

Don’t know why there was a torc wrench up there like maybe they were fixing motors. Also brilliant hill for sledging

REALLY FASCINATING!!!EXCELLENT VIDEO! I JUST LOVE THOSE POINTED HELMETS WITH A NOSE PROTECTOR!!!!THEY LOOK TERRIFYING!!! AND SO BEAUTIFUL.....SCOTLAND LAND OF FIERCE WARIORS AND BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!!!!!!❤💚💜💙💛

I'd love to live at the top of a hill like that. Imagine the fresh air and views. Of course, I'd need trees to anchor it, but I'd feel so fortunate to have lived there. I have a few genetic markers from that region of the world. Wish I knew when and how it came into play. I love their style.

im lucky enoughto live next to tap o noth, you can see the coast from its peak on a good day. Tons of local standing stones dotted about area too.

Amazing Documentary 😀

Considering Aberdeen Uni was doing digs at Tap O’Noth 35 years ago as part of their Pictish studies, I am surprised they kept it quiet ;) The whole area is steeped in Pictish history so how people had not put two and two together is surprising. 😮 Especially since Rhynie Man was found nearby. From the Tap, you can see Bennachie, another Pictish fort.

Amazing. My Granddad came from the islands and hadn't seen a tree until he came to the mainland. His was a crofting community and the island was so wind-swept that it was barren, and probably still is. They have a hard time keeping the youngsters living there nowadays i'm told, they all want to go off to uni and the big cities. They'll learn ;+}

@fleadoggreen9062

4 жыл бұрын

Someone needs to go there and plant some trees

@knicholson6003

4 жыл бұрын

@@fleadoggreen9062 I think you missed the point that the wind prevents trees from surviving.

@1Passingthrew1

4 жыл бұрын

In the middle to north, the tree line was about 1000 feet which meant you got a good view from the tops.

That was good. Anyone else local enjoying the pronunciation..? 😂

@leonlawson2196

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. 😂

Pete, your really are a credit to the history society. I enjoy everything you do. Well done, well, shot and perfectly executed. Your voice and tone bring you in hold on to you until the end. Truly excellent work

The hilltop appears to be a vitrified fort, which is quite common in Scotland. Do you know if Tap O'Noth has vitrified walls?

@jeffebdy

4 жыл бұрын

Like brochs?

@richardhallyburton

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it does.

Beautiful narrator! So fascinating!!

You should check out Kilmartin on the West Coast South of oban if you want to see a lot of pictish standing stones and temple graves, really fascinating stuff around that area.

Briliant fort, I hope Oswestry Hillfort survives, good video, I love hillforts,

9:10 Pete: Hello there! Me: General Petenobi!