Formaston Description of stone
Event ID 1022115
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Early Medieval Carved Stones Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1022115
Formaston 2, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, cross-incised stone
Measurements: H 0.40m, W 0.30m, D 0.16m
Stone type: granite
Place of discovery: NJ 5412 0014
Present location:
Evidence for discovery: the stone was noticed by the OS in 1972, lying at the foot of Formaston 1 in the grounds of Aboyne Castle.
Present condition:
Description
This slab has an almost pointed top and is heavily incised with an equal-armed cross, on which the vertical bar crosses the horizontal bar, and the arms are slightly expanded.
Date:
References:
Desk-based information compiled by A Ritchie 2017
