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Dunnichen symbol stone, Monifieth cross-shaft (Allen and Anderson no.4), and Menmuir cross-slab (no.1) from J Stuart, The Sculptured Stones of Scotland, i, pl. 92. Filed under NO43SE 25.03.
D 8591
Description Dunnichen symbol stone, Monifieth cross-shaft (Allen and Anderson no.4), and Menmuir cross-slab (no.1) from J Stuart, The Sculptured Stones of Scotland, i, pl. 92. Filed under NO43SE 25.03.
Date 1856
Collection Copies of illustrations from John Stuart, The Sculptured Stones of Scotland
Catalogue Number D 8591
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 342338
Scope and Content Symbol stone from Dunnichen, Angus This symbol stone was discovered in 1805 on Dunnichen Hill. There was s tone coffin, containing bones, below it. The stone is now in the Meffan Institute, Forfar, although a replica stands next to Dunnichen Church. This is a drawing of the stone which appeared in John Stuart's 1856 publication 'The Sculptured Stones of Scotland'. At the top is a flower. Below this is a double-disc and Z-rod and a mirror-and-comb. The double-disc is decorated with whorls. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference Stuart, i, pl. 92
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/306311
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