This print, one of a series showing historic monuments in their landscape, features the three warriors carved into the mysterious Birsay stone at the Brough of Birsay on Orkney.

The Birsay stone, a replica of which now stands on the Brough (the original is housed at the National Museum of Scotland), is one of the many monuments in Scotland which survive to tell us of a vanished people.

Dating from the eighth century, the stone (or slab) features four Pictish symbols, including a Pictish beast and an eagle, above the three armed men who form the subject of this linocut.

In the linocut, evoking the mysterious nature of these people, a Pictish beast emerges from the water to greet the three warriors with their shields and spears.

It is hand printed on 250 gsm Somerset Velvet Paper on a 19th Century Albion Press in 4 colours, printed from  4 different plates and signed and edition by the artist. Printed area: 12" x 12"; paper size approx twice as much again.

One of variable edition of 7.