Find Spot record MHG7733 - Findspot of symbol stone, Gairloch
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8075 7565 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG87NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
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Full Description
Mr Bannerman (G Bannerman, District Surveyor, Gairloch, Wester Ross) reports that human bones and a Pictish symbol stone of Torridon sandstone were found about 1880 in 'The field of the cairn - Achtercairn, 'an almost flat arable field centred at NG 799 772. The symbol stone measures 36" by 20-24" by 5" and served as the step of an outhouse at Flowerdale House, until recently when it was placed in the Parish Church.
R B K Stevenson 1954.
In 1964 Rev. D Macdonald had symbol stone, which is incised with a fish and part of a goose, built into south wall of the new cemetery at NG 8075 7565.
Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (R D) 30 March 1965.
Now in Gairloch Museum.
Info contained in letter from A Jackson 11 November 1985.
Class I symbol stone bearing an eagle over a salmon.
A.Mack 1997 p.116
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG1083 Text/Publication/Article: Stevenson, R B K. 1954. 'Long cist burials, particularly those at Galson (Lewis) and Garioch (Wester Ross), with a symbol stone at Garioch', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 86 1951-2, p.106-14. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 106-14. 110-11; pl. xxi.
- --- SHG1685 Text/Publication/Article: Thomas, C. 1963. 'The interpretation of the Pictish symbols', Archaeol J Vol. 120 1963, p.31-97. Archaeol J. 31-97. 94.
- --- 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. 116.
- --- SHG25450 Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 08/2011. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Gairloch. Yes. Site 12.
- --- SHG2712 Text/Publication/Volume: Ritchie, J N G. 1985. Pictish symbol stones: a handlist 1985. 12.
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Record last edited
Jun 27 2008 2:19PM
