Aberlemno
Pictish Symbol Stone (Pictish)(Possible)
Site Name Aberlemno
Classification Pictish Symbol Stone (Pictish)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Aberlemno Roadside; Aberlemno No.4
Canmore ID 34862
Site Number NO55NW 8.02
NGR NO 52261 55901
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Angus
- Parish Aberlemno
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
Aberlemno 4, Angus, Pictish symbol stone
Measurements: H 1.76m above ground, W 0.50m
Stone type: Old Red Sandstone
Place of discovery: NO 52263 55900
Present location: in situ beside the road at Aberlemno.
Evidence for discovery: the stone was first recorded by Pennant in 1772.
Present condition: very weathered.
Description
There are traces of circular motifs incised on this tapering slab, possibly representing a mirror symbol.
Date range: seventh century.
Primary references: Pennant 1776, 166-8; Fraser 2008, no 51.4.
Desk-based information compiled by A Ritchie 2017.
Note (1983)
Aberlemno NO 5227 5589 NO55NW 8.02 (v)
On the stone that stands beside the road between (i) and (iii) there are traces of a crescent symbol and a curved line.
RCAHMS 1983
