Find Spot record MHG9787 - Findspot of symbol stone, 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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NC90NW 19 914 069.
A symbol stone was found before 1860 near Dalchallium on the 50' terrace not far from the sea, on Clyne-milton farm. It was then removed to the Dunrobin Museum.
It is a slab of sandstone of irregular six-sided shape, broken across, 3ft 6ins high by 3ft 6ins wide by 4 1/2ins thick, sculptured with incised lines on one face. At the top, in the centre, is the horse-shoe symbol, below this the crescent and V-shaped rod symbol, and to the left of it, the mirror symbol without the comb. Both the horse-shoe and the crescent are ornamented with curved and spiral lines.
Stuart (1856) erroneously states that this stone was brought from Craigton.
J Stuart 1856; J R Allen and J Anderson 1903; RCAHMS 1911.
This stone is in Dunrobin Castle Museum.
Visited by OS (W D J) 1 July 1960.
New Acc No: 1860.1. Metric measurements : 1.04m x 1.10m x 0.12m. Information from TS of Catalogue of Dunrobin Museum, by A S Henshall.
Class I symbol stone - Clynemilton 1 -bearing a horseshoe above a crescent and V-rod with a mirror to its left.
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, 39-40.
- --- 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. . 100, 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. 2.
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Record last edited
Jun 27 2008 2:28PM
