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Birnie 1 Description of stone
Event ID 1036691
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Early Medieval Carved Stones Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1036691
Birnie 1 (St Brendan), Moray, Pictish symbol stone
Measurements: H 1.00m above ground, W 0.64m, D 0.51m
Stone type: granite
Place of discovery: NJ 2063 5873
Present location: in situ beside the north entrance to Birnie kirkyard.
Evidence for discovery: first recorded c 1850 built into the kirkyard wall and soon afterwards moved to stand beside the entrance.
Present condition: severely weathered.
Description
This tapering slab is incised with a standing eagle facing left, above a notched rectangle and Z-rod.
Date range: seventh century
Primary references: Stuart 1856, pl 17; ECMS pt 3, 118, Fraser 2008, no 150.
Desk-based information compiled by A Ritchie 2018.
