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Jarlshof Description of stone
Event ID 1017148
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Early Medieval Carved Stones Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1017148
Jarlshof 7, Shetland, portable carved stone disc
Measurements: Diam 70mm, D 11mm
Stone type: sandstone
Place of discovery: HU 3980 0959
Present location: National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh (GA.422)
Evidence for discovery:
Present condition: some edge damage.
Description
On one flat face of this disc there is an incised cross, the arms of which extend out to the perimeter.
Date: late iron age/early medieval.
References: Scott & Ritchie 2009, no 25.
Compiled by A Ritchie 2017
