Broomend of Crichie Description of stone
Event ID 1018438
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Early Medieval Carved Stones Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1018438
Broomend of Crichie, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Pictish symbol stone
Measurements: H 1.40m (above ground level), W 1.18m, D 0.40m
Stone type: grey granite
Place of discovery: NJ 7798 1970
Present location: NJ 7792 1967, at the centre of the henge.
Evidence for discovery: first recorded c 1850 some 50m to the NE of the henge and by 1869 it had been moved into the henge for safety.
Present condition: good.
Description
This large slab bears two incised symbols: the Pictish beast above a crescent and V-rod. The beast’s limbs are embellished with extra scrolls, and the crescent has arc decoration within it.
Date: seventh century.
References: Stuart 1856, 6; RCAHMS 2007, 116, 122; Fraser 2008, no 8.
Compiled by A Ritchie 2017
