Monument record MHG10849 - E of Dunrobin Castle, symbol stone
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8513 0092 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC80SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | GOLSPIE |
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Full Description
NC80SE 2 8513 0093.
(NC 8513 0093) Symbol Stone (NR)
OS 6" map, (1964)
A Class I symbol stone, 6ft 2ins high, 2ft 4ins broad at base and about 1ft 3ins thick, bearing, on one face only, the 'crescent and V-rod', 'tuning-fork' and 'flower' symbols. It was dug up near the site of the former parish church (NH79NE 5) in, or shortly before, 1834, in which year it was standing a little to the east of Dunrobin Castle (NSA 1845) (Allen gives '1840').
NSA (written by Rev A MacPherson - 1834) 1845; J Anderson and J R Allen 1903.
A symbol stone as described, standing beside a walk in the wood.
Visited by OS (E G C) 4 April 1962.
As described by previous authorities.
Visited by OS (J M) 19 January 1976.
Medium grained, largely off-white but some reddish-brown mottling.
Found at 'Craigton' between Mound Station and Kirkton. NH 799 987 (NH79NE 5). Erected on a terrace east of Dunrobin Castle in 1840. (Acc No. 1840.1).
Information from R Jones 1980.
One Class I symbol stone - Craigton 1- showing a crescent and V-rod with a divided rectangle above and a flower below.
A.Mack 1997 pp.121
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SHG1883 Text/Publication/Volume: Allen and Anderson, J R and J. 1903. The early Christian monuments of Scotland: a classified illustrated descriptive list of the monuments with an analysis of their symbolism and ornamentation. pt. 3, 41.
- --- SHG2357 Text/Publication/Volume: Jackson, A. 1984. The symbol stones of Scotland: a social anthropological resolution to the problem of the Picts.
- --- SHG2456 Text/Publication/Volume: Mack, A. 1997. Field guide to the Pictish symbol stones. 121.
- --- SHG2597 Text/Publication/Volume: NSA. 1845. The new statistical account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy. Vol 15, Sutherland, 34.
- --- SHG2657 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Second report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Sutherland. . 100, No. 292.
- --- SHG2712 Text/Publication/Volume: Ritchie, J N G. 1985. Pictish symbol stones: a handlist 1985. 13.
- --- SHG350 Text/Publication/Monograph: Stuart, J. 1856. Sculptured stones of Scotland. 1. 12; pl. 32.
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Record last edited
Mar 13 2008 11:08AM
