Building record MAB9976 - MUIR OF RHYNIE
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Summary
Two Class I Pictish symbol stones.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 11869
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 4981 2715 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ42NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Rhynie |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Two Class I Pictish symbol stones. The stones were removed from NJ 4985 2702 in 1836 and re-erected at the northwest end of Rhynie square opposite Rhynie Parish Church (NJ42NE0120), the smaller stone up-side-down. A quantity of human bones were dug up near the site at the same time. The symbols on the smaller stone (known as Rhynie 2) are a double disc and Z-rod, which are now almost obliterated by weathering. This stone was found during ploughing near the village. The other stone (known as Rhynie 3) shows an incised warrior standing carrying what may be a spear in front of him and a short rectangular shield. Round his neck is a pendant and at his feet an axe. Five concentric arcs appear below his feet. The two symbol stones are believed to have been moved around 1836 when the turnpike road was built at Rhynie, near the Plough Inn (NJ42NE0231). After an interval in which they were placed beside the Howies Inn, the stones were removed in 1864 to the centre of the market square facing the church. They were removed from the centre of the square and placed together at the northwest end of the square when the war memorial was erected in around 1918.
ABD 498/1 (1832), ABD 498/1 (1832) (Ground Photograph). SAB12754.
LOGAN, J, 1829, ARCHAEOLOGIA 22,55-58,198-202, 55 FF, ILL (Bibliographic reference). SAB1060.
SYMBOL STONES
STUART, J, 1856, SCULPTURED STONES OF SCOTLAND, 5 ILL (Bibliographic reference). SAB1800.
SYMBOL STONES
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No78(1866) 129,137 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
SYMBOL STONES
ALLEN, JR, 1903, EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND 3, 182 FF (Bibliographic reference). SAB3.
SYMBOL STONES
FRASER, I, 2008, THE PICTISH SYMBOL STONES OF SCOTLAND, 38-39 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2523.
Jul 24 1990 , POLAROID, POLAROID (Ground Photograph). SAB12755.
Sep 11 1995 , C 65046-7, C 65046-7 (Ground Photograph). SAB13010.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 11869;
- Local Government Guardianship;
- NMR Card Number: NJ42NE22;
- NRHE Numlink: 17183;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ42NE0021;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM11869 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17183 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SAB1060 Bibliographic reference: LOGAN, J. 1829. ARCHAEOLOGIA 22,55-58,198-202. 55 FF, ILL.
- --- SAB12754 Ground Photograph: ABD 498/1 (1832). Black & White. ABD 498/1 (1832).
- --- SAB12755 Ground Photograph: Jul 24 1990 . POLAROID. PL. POLAROID.
- --- SAB13010 Ground Photograph: Sep 11 1995 . C 65046-7. Black & White. C 65046-7.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No78(1866) 129,137.
- --- SAB1800 Bibliographic reference: STUART, J. 1856. SCULPTURED STONES OF SCOTLAND. 5 ILL.
- --- SAB2523 Bibliographic reference: FRASER, I. 2008. THE PICTISH SYMBOL STONES OF SCOTLAND. 38-39.
- --- SAB3 Bibliographic reference: ALLEN, JR. 1903. EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND 3. Y. 182 FF.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Sep 6 2022 12:27PM
