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Arnhall Description of stone
Event ID 1084364
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Early Medieval Carved Stones Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1084364
Arnhall, Kincardineshire, carved stone
Measurements: 0.26m by 0.12m
Stone type: sandstone
Place of discovery: NJ 604 690
Present location: in Brechin Town House Museum.
Evidence for discovery: found on the north bank of the River North Esk after a flooding episode in 2003. Its location lies within a narrow bend of the river.
Present condition: all edges are broken and worn, but the carving is clear.
Description
This small fragment appears to be part of a larger carved slab. It bears a hollow within an incised circle, with a possibly symmetrical incised pattern on either side.
Date range: early medieval.
Primary references: Fraser 2008, 14, no 4.
Desk-based information compiled by A Ritchie 2019
