Ardlair Stone
Appearance
The Ardlair Stone | |
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Material | GreyGneiss |
Symbols |
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Discovered | Identified as Pictish 1901 |
Present location | Kennethmont,Aberdeenshire,Scotland |
Coordinates | 57°20′19″N2°44′27″W/ 57.3385°N 2.7409°W |
Classification | Class I incised stone |
Culture | Picto-Scottish |
TheArdlair Stoneis a class IPictish stonethat stands in a field in Ardlair, Kennethmont,Aberdeenshire,Scotland.It is associated with a number of other stones that have been proposed by some to be the remains of arecumbent stone circle.
Description
[edit]A rough hewn stone of greyGneiss,the stone was identified as Pictish in 1901.[1]The stone bears the incised symbols of the Pictish beast, the tuning fork and the mirror.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Coles, Fred R. (1902),"Report on stone circles in Aberdeenshire (Inverurie, Eastern Parishes, and Insch Districts), with measured plans and drawings, obtained under the Gunning Fellowship."(PDF),Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland,vol. 36, pp. 488–581,retrieved15 August2014
- ^Fraser, Iain (2008),The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland,Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland