Monument record MHG6955 - Achareidh

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Grid reference Centred NH 8680 5639 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH85NE
Old County NAIRNSHIRE
Civil Parish NAIRN
Geographical Area NAIRN

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NH85NE 13 867 564

A small unweathered fragment of an Early Christian/Pictish class III stone bearing a key-pattern on one face is preserved at Achareidh House. The stone was found in 1891 just to the NW of the house.
G Bain 1893; J R Allen and J Anderson 1903; RCAHMS 1978, visited May 1978.

No further information obtained during field investigation.
Visited by OS 29 November 1961.

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  • --- 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, 117.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Bain, G. 1893. History of Nairnshire. 2nd ed.. 48.
  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1978. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Nairn District, Highland Region. . 16, No. 113.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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