St Ninians Isle Description of stone
Event ID 1015195
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Early Medieval Carved Stones Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1015195
St Ninian’s Isle 7, Shetland, shrine post
Measurements: H 0.73m, W 0.12m, D 0.18m
Stone type: sandstone
Place of discovery: HU 3685 2090
Present location: Shetland Museum, Lerwick (ARC 67125)
Evidence for discovery: found during excavation in 1957 in the rectangular structure dubbed the ‘Founder’s Tomb’.
Present condition: good.
Description
This is a plain post with a naturally rough base and three grooved faces, the grooves being 0.25m to 0.30m long.
Date: eighth or ninth century.
References: Thomas 1973, no 8; Scott & Ritchie 2009, no 45.
Compiled by A Ritchie 2016