Monument record MHG9785 - Clynemilton
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9140 0690 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC90NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CLYNE |
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Full Description
NC90NW 20 914 069.
A slab of sandstone of irregular six-sided shape,broken at the top, 3ft 2ins high by 2ft 11ins wide by 8ins thick, sculptured with incised lines on one face, was found before 1860 at Clynemilton. At the top on the left, the rectangle and Z-shaped rod symbol, on the right the mirror and comb symbol. The former has two circular openings in the rectangle,on each side of the middle bar of the 'Z', the two legs at the bottom of the rectangle being ornamented with small semi-circles. The handle of the mirror is formed like the figure '8' and the comb has teeth on one side only.
J Stuart 1856; J R Allen and J Anderson 1903; RCAHMS 1911.
This stone is No.4 in Dunrobin Castle Museum.
Visited by OS (W D J) 3 April 1962.
New Acc No: X.111. Metric measurements : 0.94m x 0.87mx0.2m
Information from TS of Catalogue of Dunrobin Museum, by A S Henshall.
Class I symbol stone - Clynemilton 2 - showing a divided rectangle and Z-rod with a mirror-and-comb to the right.
A.Mack 1997 p.123
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- 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, 40.
- --- SHG2456 Text/Publication/Volume: Mack, A. 1997. Field guide to the Pictish symbol stones. 123.
- --- 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. . 101, No. 294.
- --- 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. 33, No. 1.
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Record last edited
Mar 12 2008 3:58PM
