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View of N face of the rune-inscribed stone.

ED 7452

Description View of N face of the rune-inscribed stone.

Date 1900 to 1930

Collection Collection of photographs by George Chrystal and Francis Maxwell Chrystal, photographers, Edinburgh,

Catalogue Number ED 7452

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Copies SC 460251

Scope and Content Viking rune stone in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh This stone attracts much attention and curiosity, but it is, in fact, a gift from Sweden. Not far away, a 6th-century Pictish stone was found below the Castle Rock (now in the Museum of Scotland). Rune stones are common in Sweden, but, though there is ample evidence of Norse occupation in Scotland, precisely similar stones have not been found here. It is likely that this stone was originally coloured.<br /><br />The inscription is a Christian one in the 16-letter futhark, dating the stone in the 11th Century. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/142057

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Attribution: © Courtesy of HES (Francis M Chrystal Collection)

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