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Aberlemno 1 Description of stone
Event ID 1031046
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Early Medieval Carved Stones Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1031046
Aberlemno 1, Angus, Pictish symbol stone
Measurements: H 1.88m above ground, W 0.84m, D 0.23m
Stone type: Old Red Sandstone
Place of discovery: NO 52277 55918
Present location: in situ beside the road at Aberlemno.
Evidence for discovery: first recorded by Skene in 1832.
Present condition: weathered.
Description
This slab is incised on one broad face with a serpent above a double-disc and Z-rod above a mirror and single-sided comb.
Date range: seventh century.
Primary references: Skene 1832, 18; Fraser 2008, no 51.1.
Desk-based information compiled by A Ritchie 2017.
