Symbols of the North Collection

Burghead Ring – Bronze £70 or Sterling Silver £145 (also available as a pendant with silver chain £165)
Inspired by a Pictish ring found at Burghead Fort, Moray, this piece reflects early medieval design with a simple, elegant form. Set with a garnet, it pays homage to Pictish craftsmanship and symbolism.

Pictish Penannular Ring – Bronze £40 or Sterling Silver £110
Based on the clasp of the Whitecleuch Chain from Lanarkshire, this ring echoes one of the finest examples of Pictish silverwork, capturing the artistic detail and prestige of early medieval ornamentation.

Norrie’s Law Plaque Earrings – Sterling Silver £210
These earrings are inspired by a mysterious object from the 7th-century Norrie’s Law hoard. Featuring motifs similar to Pictish symbol stones, they offer a link to ancient artistry and the enigmatic culture of the Picts.

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Birsay Pictish Ring - Silver £100 Based on an early medieval mould to make a ring, believed to be Pictish, found at the Brough of Birsay in Orkney.  

Dundurn Pictish Ring in silver set with a garnet cabochon £115 This is based on the remains of a casting mould found during excavations at the royal Pictish fort of Dundurn, Perthshire.

Pictish Key Pattern Ring - Sterling Silver £120 (n.b. price correction) Inspired by the intricate stone carvings and decorative metalwork of the Picts, this sterling silver ring features a meticulously engraved key pattern, a geometric motif found on Pictish symbol stones and metal artefacts dating back to the 7th–9th centuries.

Horsey Pictish Beast Broach - gold plate bronze with red garnets £115 Based on impressions from a 7th-8th century clay mould found on the Isle of Birsay, Orkney.

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Towie Ball petrosphere pendant - Red Bronze £40 Based on one of many mysterious Neolithic carved stone balls found locally and on display in nearby museums.

Uppsala Mjolnir - silver £130 Based on a hammer amulet found in Läby parish near Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden held by the Swedish History Museum. This was originally hand carved in wax and sand cast by hand and heavily worked with a mixture of hand tools such as piercing saw, snips and files and power tools.

Gundestrup Cauldron Cernunnos Pendant – Gold Plated Bronze £80
Modelled after the horned god on the Gundestrup Cauldron, this pendant reflects ancient Celtic spirituality. Cernunnos, associated with nature and fertility, is depicted in striking detail, symbolising harmony with the natural world.

Burghead Bull Pendant – Sterling Silver £125
Drawing from the iconic bull carvings at Burghead Fort, this pendant channels the bold style and symbolic strength of Pictish art, celebrating their cultural and artistic legacy.

Large sun cross pendant - silver £95 A universally ancient symbol originating in Neolithic Europe and seen in diverse cultures worldwide, symbolising the sun, seasons, cosmic order, and the wheel of the year

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