A 1000-year-old Pictish ring was discovered by an amateur archaeologist on the last day of the dig.University of Aberdeen's former engineer and graduate and volunteer John Ralph found the kite-shaped ring - which has a garnet or red glass centre - at Burghead Fort.The area is famous as a former Pictish site but its historical value was lost after the construction of the town of Burghead in the 1800s which covered a major part of the fort.Ralph, who calls himself an “enthusiastic amateur”, said that after finding the ring he failed to realise how valuable it was.Speaking about the rare discovery, Ralph said, “My sister still lives in Burghead and it sounded interesting so I thought why not?ralph, pictish, work, volunteer, burghead, buried, 1000, thought, site, rare, kiteshaped, scotland, professor, fort, ring, #trending , #youtube , #thespokesperson , #google ,
