Cairnton stone

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]

The Cairnton Stone
Height1.3 metres (4.3 ft)
Width0.91 metres (3.0 ft)
Symbols
Discovered2001, Cairnton Farm, Aberdeenshire
Present locationMarishal Museum, Aberdeen, Scotland
Coordinates57.2678°N 2.2386°W / 57.2678; -2.2386
ClassificationClass I incised stone
CulturePicto-Scottish

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 17 August 2014
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