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Anwoth Description of stone
Event ID 1084073
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Early Medieval Carved Stones Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1084073
Anwoth, Trusty’s Hill, Kirkcudbrightshire, rock carvings
Measurements: L 1.83m, W 1.52m
Stone type: slate
Place of discovery: NX 5887 5601
Evidence for discovery: first illustrated by Stuart in the 1850s and fully recorded in 2012.
Present location: in situ on natural rock surface.
Present condition: worn.
Description:
Either side of a natural crack in the rock surface are incised a double disc and Z-rod to the left and a sea beast to the right with below it a conical figure with a double spiral at its base.
Date range: seventh century or earlier.
Primary references: ECMS pt 3, 477-9.
Desk-based information compiled by A Ritchie 2019
