Building record MAB16287 - PICARDY STONE
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Summary
A Class I Pictish symbol stone which is a rare example of one being in its original position.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 90239
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6099 3025 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ63SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Insch |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A Class I Pictish symbol stone which is a rare example of one being in its original position. When excavated in 1856 by Charles Dalrymple he found that the stone was set in a low cairn about 2m in diameter. Beneath the southern edge of the cairn, at a depth of circa 1.5m was a rectangular grave just over 2m long. The stone itself is a block of whinstone with veins of quartz, standing 1.98m high, incised into which are a double-disk and Z-rod, above a serpent and Z-rod, which in turn is above a mirror. Magnetometry survey around the stone by University of Aberdeen in 2012 (as part of the Rise and Fall of the Picts project) recorded a number of rectilinear or sub-rectilinear anomalies.
STUART, J, 1856, SCULPTURED STONES OF SCOTLAND, PL VI (Bibliographic reference). SAB1800.
STUART, J, 1856, SCULPTURED STONES OF SCOTLAND, PL6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1800.
DONATIONS & PURCHASES, 1896, PSAS 30(1895-6), 250-1 (Bibliographic reference). SAB362.
DONATIONS & PURCHASES, 1896, PSAS 30(1895-6), 251 (Bibliographic reference). SAB362.
ALLEN, JR, 1903, EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND 3, 167-168 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3.
ALLEN, JR, 1903, EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND 3, 167-8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3.
GORDON, C A, 1956, CARVING TECHNIQUE ON THE SYMBOL STONES OF NORTH EAST SCOTLAND. PSAS 88 (1954-6) 40-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB613.
MOIR, JD, 1990, ABERDEENSHIRE WEEKEND TRIP. IN PITCISH ARTS SOCIETY NEWSLETTER NO. 6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1481.
SHEPHERD, I, 1996, ABERDEEN AND NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND (2ND ED), p. 137 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4829.
FRASER, I, 2008, THE PICTISH SYMBOL STONES OF SCOTLAND, 36-37 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2523.
NOBLE, G, 2012, EARLY PICTISH POWER CENTRES AND SYMBOL STONES OF ABERDEENSHIRE (Bibliographic reference). SAB1350.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2013, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 13, 2012, p.21 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5487.
Apr 16 1996 , C 66607, C 66607 (Ground Photograph). SAB20358.
Aug 17 1984 , BY 15-19, BY 15-19 (Ground Photograph). SAB13913.
Jan 1 1979 , AAS/GR/79/CT64, AAS/GR/79/CT64 (Ground Photograph). SAB33184.
Jan 1 1984 , AAS/GR/84/CT44,132, AAS/GR/84/CT44,132 (Ground Photograph). SAB32620.
Jan 1 1989 , AAS/GR/89/CT269,274, AAS/GR/89/CT269,274 (Ground Photograph). SAB32742.
Jul 25 1991 , NJ 34-36, NJ 34-36 (Ground Photograph). SAB33441.
Jun 13 1996 , AAS/GR/96/CT134, AAS/GR/96/CT134 (Ground Photograph). SAB32979.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, No3,563 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Nov 1 2014 , AAS-GR-14-11-003 -010, AAS-GR-14-11-003 -010 (Ground Photograph). SAB35202.
Sep 14 1989 , JJ 13-14, JJ 13-14 (Ground Photograph). SAB13914.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- Guardianship Monument (National): 87;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 90239;
- NMR Card Number: NJ63SW3;
- NRHE Numlink: 18294;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ63SW0002;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM90239 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18294 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (22)
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. No3,563.
- --- SAB1350 Bibliographic reference: NOBLE, G. 2012. EARLY PICTISH POWER CENTRES AND SYMBOL STONES OF ABERDEENSHIRE. Y.
- --- SAB13913 Ground Photograph: Aug 17 1984 . BY 15-19. Black & White. BY 15-19.
- --- SAB13914 Ground Photograph: Sep 14 1989 . JJ 13-14. Black & White. JJ 13-14.
- --- SAB1481 Bibliographic reference: MOIR, JD. 1990. ABERDEENSHIRE WEEKEND TRIP. IN PITCISH ARTS SOCIETY NEWSLETTER NO. 6.
- --- SAB1800 Bibliographic reference: STUART, J. 1856. SCULPTURED STONES OF SCOTLAND. PL6.
- --- SAB1800 Bibliographic reference: STUART, J. 1856. SCULPTURED STONES OF SCOTLAND. PL VI.
- --- SAB20358 Ground Photograph: Apr 16 1996 . C 66607. Black & White. C 66607.
- --- SAB2523 Bibliographic reference: FRASER, I. 2008. THE PICTISH SYMBOL STONES OF SCOTLAND. 36-37.
- --- SAB3 Bibliographic reference: ALLEN, JR. 1903. EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND 3. Y. 167-8.
- --- SAB3 Bibliographic reference: ALLEN, JR. 1903. EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND 3. Y. 167-168.
- --- SAB32620 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1984 . AAS/GR/84/CT44,132. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/84/CT44,132.
- --- SAB32742 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1989 . AAS/GR/89/CT269,274. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/89/CT269,274.
- --- SAB32979 Ground Photograph: Jun 13 1996 . AAS/GR/96/CT134. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/96/CT134.
- --- SAB33184 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1979 . AAS/GR/79/CT64. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/79/CT64.
- --- SAB33441 Ground Photograph: Jul 25 1991 . NJ 34-36. Black & White. NJ 34-36.
- --- SAB35202 Ground Photograph: Nov 1 2014 . AAS-GR-14-11-003 -010. Digital. AAS-GR-14-11-003 -010.
- --- SAB362 Bibliographic reference: DONATIONS & PURCHASES. 1896. PSAS 30(1895-6). 250-1.
- --- SAB362 Bibliographic reference: DONATIONS & PURCHASES. 1896. PSAS 30(1895-6). 251.
- --- SAB4829 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, I. 1996. ABERDEEN AND NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND (2ND ED). p. 137.
- --- SAB5487 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2013. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 13, 2012. p.21.
- --- SAB613 Bibliographic reference: GORDON, C A. 1956. CARVING TECHNIQUE ON THE SYMBOL STONES OF NORTH EAST SCOTLAND. PSAS 88 (1954-6) 40-7.
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Record last edited
Apr 11 2025 11:14AM
