Ancient ring found under Scottish town by descendent of local family
dailyrecord.co.ukA 1,000-year-old ring has been discovered in a Scottish town by a descendent of a family who lived there.The ancient kite-shaped Pictish ring was found at the Burghead fort in Moray, in an area that was believed to have been ''archaeologically vandalised" in the 19th century.
The site's historical value was thought to have been lost when the town of Burghead was built in the early 1800s.However, the historic artefact was uncovered in a dig led by the University of Aberdeen.
The ring, which features a garnet or red glass centre, was found by a volunteer whose ancestors moved to Burghead.Former engineer and graduate of the University of Aberdeen John Ralph signed up as a volunteer for the archaeological dig after spotting a social media post by the university's professor of archaeology, Gordon Noble.
Noble has led excavation work funded by Historical Environment Scotland throughout the past three years that has shed new light on the importance of the site, allowing the development of 3D reconstructions of how the area might once have looked.Ralph's forebears were among the families encouraged to relocate to Burghead to support the local fishing industry.
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