Invereen Stone

The Invereen Stone

The Invereen Stone on display in the National Museums of Scotland
Material Old Red Sandstone
Size 1.0 metre (3.3 ft)
Classification Type I
Symbols Crescent and v-rod
Double disc and z rod
Created Seventh Century CE
Discovered 1932
Place near Invereen, Moy, Scotland
Present location National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

The Invereen Stone is a Class I incised Pictish stone that was unearthed in 1932 near Invereen, Inverness in 1932. It is now on display at the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Description

The stone is of light red sandstone, 1.0 metre (3.3 ft) high, 0.8 metres (2.6 ft) wide and 0.15 metres (0.49 ft) deep. It was unearthed in 1932 by a Mr. A. Dunbar near Invereen (grid reference NH797311) while ploughing.[1] The stone bears a crescent and v-rod symbol and a double disc and z-rod, with a third design of a circle and line, possibly being later in date.[2]

References

  1. "Invereen, Pictish symbol stone". Canmore database. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  2. Fraser, Iain (2008), The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland, Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, pp. 82–83

Coordinates: 57°21′16″N 4°00′04″W / 57.3545°N 4.0011°W / 57.3545; -4.0011

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