Find Spot record MHG9023 - Find spot of symbol stone, Torgorm Farm

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Fragment of a Class I symbol stone, found in a ploughed field prior to 1903. Now in Inverness Museum.

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Grid reference Centred NH 5590 5490 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH55SE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish URQUHART AND LOGIE WESTER

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NH55SE 14 559 549.

A fragment of a Class I 'Pictish' symbol stone, bearing parts of two double-disc and Z-rod symbols, found on Torgorm farm, and noted at Moniack Castle (NH 5543) in 1903, is now in Inverness Museum (Acc No: 1937-41).
J R Allen and J Anderson 1903; RCAMHS 1979; 1985. <1>-<3>

Class I symbol stone bearing two double discs and Z-rods
A.Mack 1997 p.110 <4>

Included in a catalogue of the Pictish Symbol Stones at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, original version 1994, updated 2010. The right hand portions of two double disc symbols, the lower with a cross motif at the hub, the upper with a joined circle and lobe of different design. Above the lower double disc is the top arm of a Z-rod, with characteristic spearhead terminal and attached spirals. Below the upper disc is the comer of a second Z-rod. Found within a ploughed field prior to 1903; now in Inverness Museum. <5> <6>

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  • <1> 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. iii, 106-7.
  • <2> Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 20, No. 124.
  • <3> Text/Publication/Volume: Ritchie, J N G. 1985. Pictish symbol stones: a handlist 1985. 13.
  • <4> Text/Publication/Volume: Mack, A. 1997. Field guide to the Pictish symbol stones. 110.
  • <5> Collection/Catalogue: Hanley, R G. 1994. A catalogue of the Class I Pictish symbol stones in the collections of Inverness Museum and Art Gallery. 9.
  • <6> Text/Publication/Booklet: Inverness Museum. 2010. A Catalogue of the Pictish Symbol Stones at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery. Paper (Copy).

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May 8 2017 3:55PM

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