Elgin Museum: In Conversation / Episode 2 - John Borland

Welcome to episode 2 of Elgin Museum: In Conversation, our "virtual" Moray Society Winter Lecture Series for 2020-21. In this episode, we’ll be talking with John Borland, President of the Pictish Arts Society and, until May of this year, Measured Survey Manager at Historic Environment Scotland. Now retired, John was with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland and HES for over 35 years. Latterly, he was responsible for the HES Carved Stone Recording Programme, but in his time surveyed sites and objects from all periods of Scottish history and prehistory.
John is a “weel kent” face in the realms of Pictish Stones, and probably knows Scotland’s Pictish Stones better than the Picts who carved them!

*Pictish Arts Society: http://www.thepictishartssociety.org.uk/
*Pictish Arts Society on Facebook:   / thepictishartssociety  
*Explore John's Collection of Early Medieval Sculpture images & drawings on Canmore: https://canmore.org.uk/collection/124...
*For more illustrations of Pictish Stones, this publication is an excellent start: The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland (RCAHMS) 2008 by Iain Fraser & John Borland
*You can also explore some of the carved stones in Aberdeenshire with the Pictish Stone Trail: https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/pict...
*Explore the Moray Historic Environment Record for details of sites in the area: https://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/s...
*Find out more about the Govan Stones: http://www.thegovanstones.org.uk/
*You can also help support Elgin Museum by joining The Moray Society: https://elginmuseum.org.uk/the-moray-...