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Dunnichen symbol stone, from J Stuart, The Sculptured Stones of Scotland, i, pl. 92.
SC 342338
Description Dunnichen symbol stone, from J Stuart, The Sculptured Stones of Scotland, i, pl. 92.
Date 1856
Collection Copies of illustrations from John Stuart, The Sculptured Stones of Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 342338
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of D 8591
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.
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