Explore Groam House and our collections from home
Discover the tales of the Picts, admire stunning Celtic art, and delve into local history. With engaging narratives, online exhibitions, podcasts, lectures, and more, a realm of exploration awaits you online.
Join us and uncover the stories that shaped our heritage.
At Home with the Picts:
A Crafted Legacy
We are thrilled to announce the launch of “At Home with the Picts: A Crafted Legacy,” a new podcast from Groam House Museum. This podcast highlights the rich artistic heritage of the Picts, bringing their story to life in an unprecedented way.
This project has been months in the making, with an incredible effort from our podcast producer team, Eileen Budd and Debbie Armour. Their dedication has taken them all over Scotland – meeting experts, interviewing crafters and historians, and uncovering the deep connections between ancient Pictish art and modern creative practices.
Thanks to their vision and hard work, this podcast is packed with fascinating insights into the Picts, their craftsmanship, and how their legacy continues today.
We are incredibly grateful to the National Heritage Lottery Fund, whose generous support made this project possible.
Episodes are available now with new episodes released weekly. Search ‘At Home with the Picts’ to listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Join us as we explore the world of the Picts like never before!
virtual exhibitions
To improve accessibility and share our collections and exhibitions with visitors around the world, our volunteers are pleased to provide the following virtual exhibitions of current and past exhibitions.
Pictish carved stones of Rosemarkie
The George Bain Collection of Celtic Art
Tracing the Celtic Knot
Crafting the Celtic the legacy of George Bain
One Man's War: George Bain in the Balkans
The Impact of World War I on Rosemarkie, Fortrose & Avoch
ONLINE LECTURES
A SELECTION OF LECTURES FROM OUR ANNUAL PROGRAMME ARE AVAILABLE TO WATCH ONLINE
TAKE AN AUDIO TOUR
Take an audio tour of the museum and exhibitions at the izi.TRAVEL website.
MORE TO ENJOY ONLINE…
WATCH | HIGHLAND MUSEUMS SHOWCASE GROAM AT HOME
LISTEN | PICTISH CROSS PODCAST
THE INTRIGUING TALE OF THE ‘HUNTING’ CARPET
ONLINE EXHIBITION | HIGHLAND THREADS
ONLINE CELTIC KNIT-A-LONG
WATCH | HIGHLAND FOLK TALES
LISTEN | BAIN DESIGN PODCAST
Read: Making Manuscripts through a Pandemic, Again?
DISCOVER: A MYSTERIOUS OBJECT
DISCOVER: A FANTASTIC FIND
George Bain and the world water speed record
Pictish Board Games
Material finds relating to Pictish daily life are rare in the archaeological record, and finds of toys from the ancient world are even more rare, although gaming pieces have been found on Pictish and Early Medieval sites.
The following games were likely played in Pictish times. Although gaming pieces and dice have been found at sites dating as far back as Neolithic times, the rules have not survived. The rules attached to the games below are modern interpretations, our best guesses at how these games might have been played.
Click on the images below to download a PDF file of the game board and suggested rules of play.
We hope you enjoy playing them as much as we do!
FIVE LINES
LUDUS LATRUNCULORUM
NINE MENS MORRIS
Tabula
Hnefatafl
THREE MENS MORRIS
OUR COLLECTIONS
PICTISH STONES
Rosemarkie's Pictish stones were part of the monastic settlement that was flourishing by 700AD
GEORGE BAIN
One of the main instigators of promoting modern Celtic design
LOCAL HISTORY
Relating to the people of Rosemarkie and Fortrose