Cairnton stone

Coordinates: 57°16′04″N 2°14′19″W / 57.2678°N 2.2386°W / 57.2678; -2.2386

The Cairnton Stone
Size 1.3 metres (4.3 ft) x 0.91 metres (3.0 ft)
Classification Class I incised stone
Symbols Crescent and V-rod
Triple disc
Discovered 2001, Cairnton Farm, Aberdeenshire
Present location Marishal Museum

The Cairnton Stone is a class I Pictish stone that was discovered at Cairnton, near Newmachar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 2001. The stone bears the incised symbols of the Crescent and V-rod and triple disc.[1] The stone is now in the collection of the Marischal Museum, Aberdeen.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Fraser, Iain (2008), The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland, Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, p. 16
  2. ↑ Shepherd, I.A.G. (2001), "Newmachar (Cairnton Parish) Pictish symbol stone" (PDF), Discovery and Excavation in Scotland, p. 9, retrieved August 17, 2014
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