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The Invereen Stone
The Invereen Stone on display in the National Museums of Scotland
MaterialOld Red Sandstone
Height1.0 metre (3.3 ft)
Symbols
  • Crescent and v-rod
  • Double disc and z rod
CreatedSeventh century CE
Discovered1932
Placenear Invereen, Moy, Scotland
Present locationNational Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
ClassificationType I
CulturePicto-Scottish

The Invereen Stone is a Class I incised Pictish stone that was unearthed 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

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