Find Spot record MAB46739 - TILLYTARMONT NO 1
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Summary
A Pictish Class I Symbol stone, ploughed up a little before 1867 in a field named Donaldston Haugh, subsequently built into a small outhouse adjacent to Tillytarmont farmhouse.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 5316 4690 (416m by 936m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ54NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Cairnie |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A Pictish Class I Symbol stone, ploughed up a little before 1867 in a field named Donaldston Haugh, subsequently built into a small outhouse adjacent to Tillytarmont farmhouse. The stone is of red granite with symbols on one face, comprising a bird sometimes identified as a goose, together with the mirror and mirror-case symbols. Now in Anthropological Museum, Aberdeen University (1984). A second stone (known as Tillytarmont 2) ploughed up on the Haugh in 1944 and of red granite bearing a crescent with V-rod and double disc with Z-rod symbols, is now at Whitestones House (Moray - see Moray HER NJ54NW0001).
STUART, J, 1856, SCULPTURED STONES OF SCOTLAND, 63 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1800.
ALLEN, JR, 1903, EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND 3, 185 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3.
SIMPSON, WD, 1935, PSAS 69(1934-5) 223-50, 228 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1662.
FERGUSON, W, 1956, PSAS 88(1954-6) 223-34, 223-4, PL42 (Bibliographic reference). SAB533.
FRASER, I, 2008, THE PICTISH SYMBOL STONES OF SCOTLAND, 42-43 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2523.
Jun 20 1980 , BJ 23-4, BJ 23-4 (Ground Photograph). SAB13676.
Jun 20 1980 , PR 10, PR 10 (Ground Photograph). SAB13675.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ54NW11;
- NRHE Numlink: 17826;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ54NW0010;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17826 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SAB13675 Ground Photograph: Jun 20 1980 . PR 10. PL. PR 10.
- --- SAB13676 Ground Photograph: Jun 20 1980 . BJ 23-4. Black & White. BJ 23-4.
- --- SAB1662 Bibliographic reference: SIMPSON, WD. 1935. PSAS 69(1934-5) 223-50. 228.
- --- SAB1800 Bibliographic reference: STUART, J. 1856. SCULPTURED STONES OF SCOTLAND. 63.
- --- SAB2523 Bibliographic reference: FRASER, I. 2008. THE PICTISH SYMBOL STONES OF SCOTLAND. 42-43.
- --- SAB3 Bibliographic reference: ALLEN, JR. 1903. EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND 3. Y. 185.
- --- SAB533 Bibliographic reference: FERGUSON, W. 1956. PSAS 88(1954-6) 223-34. 223-4, PL42.
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Record last edited
Nov 13 2025 2:47PM
