Building record MAB42827 - LANG STANE, AUQUHOLLIE
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Summary
Symbol stone, a natural rectangular monolith standing 2.35m high, bearing an Ogham inscription.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 983
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 8232 9079 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO89SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fetteresso |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Symbol stone, a natural rectangular monolith standing 2.35m high, bearing an Ogham inscription. On the northeast face is a Pictish symbol of a double-disc with cross-bar, below which are traces of another symbol involving circles. The stone has been laser scanned and this has revealed that one of the symbols on the northeast face, circa 90cm from the top, is a rectangle with circles in the corners. There is possible other decoration within the rectangle. The southeast angle bears a complete Ogham inscription, said to be reading VUO NO N (I) TEDOV. The symbols are considerably weathered and are now almost completely obscured. The stone is alleged to have been part of a stone circle but no sign of one could be seen in 1865 or 1965.
Period Notes
Auquhollie stone 6th-7th C
EX 25-6, EX 25-6 (Ground Photograph). SAB16193.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No10, 93 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
RHYS, 1892, PSAS 26(1891-2) 263-351, 270-1 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1544.
RHYS, 1899, PSAS 32(1898-99) 324-398, 348-9 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1545.
ALLEN, JR, 1903, EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND 3, 203-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3.
RITCHIE, J, 1923, PSAS 57(1922-3) 20-8, 28 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1576.
DIACK, FC, 1925, PSAS 59(1924-5) 257, 257 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2429.
DIACK, FC, 1944, INSCRIPTIONS OF PICTLAND, 55 (Bibliographic reference). SAB366.
PETERANNA & WOOD, M., 2006, GORDONSTOUN SCHOO MUSIC REHEARSAL FACILITY: WB, 6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1466.
SYMBOL STONE
FRASER, I, 2008, THE PICTISH SYMBOL STONES OF SCOTLAND, 14 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2523.
Jan 1 1977 , AAS/GR/77/CT149, 151, AAS/GR/77/CT149, 151 (Ground Photograph). SAB32512.
RCAHMS, n.d., N KINC LIST, No2 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1509.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 983;
- NMR Card Number: NO89SW10;
- NRHE Numlink: 37143;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO89SW0008;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM983 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/37143 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (12)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No10, 93.
- --- SAB1466 Bibliographic reference: PETERANNA & WOOD, M.. 2006. GORDONSTOUN SCHOO MUSIC REHEARSAL FACILITY: WB. 6.
- --- SAB1509 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. N KINC LIST. No2.
- --- SAB1544 Bibliographic reference: RHYS. 1892. PSAS 26(1891-2) 263-351. 270-1.
- --- SAB1545 Bibliographic reference: RHYS. 1899. PSAS 32(1898-99) 324-398. 348-9.
- --- SAB1576 Bibliographic reference: RITCHIE, J. 1923. PSAS 57(1922-3) 20-8. 28.
- --- SAB16193 Ground Photograph: EX 25-6. Black & White. EX 25-6.
- --- SAB2429 Bibliographic reference: DIACK, FC. 1925. PSAS 59(1924-5) 257. 257.
- --- SAB2523 Bibliographic reference: FRASER, I. 2008. THE PICTISH SYMBOL STONES OF SCOTLAND. 14.
- --- SAB3 Bibliographic reference: ALLEN, JR. 1903. EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND 3. Y. 203-4.
- --- SAB32512 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1977 . AAS/GR/77/CT149, 151. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/77/CT149, 151.
- --- SAB366 Bibliographic reference: DIACK, FC. 1944. INSCRIPTIONS OF PICTLAND. 55.
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Record last edited
Jan 17 2023 10:35AM
