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Invereen Stone

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

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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

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  1. ^ "Invereen, Pictish symbol stone". Canmore database. Retrieved 20 May 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