Kintradwell
Pictish Symbol Stone (Pictish)
Site Name Kintradwell
Classification Pictish Symbol Stone (Pictish)
Alternative Name(s) Kintradwell 3
Canmore ID 6945
Site Number NC90NW 14.02
NGR NC 9316 0838
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/6945
- Council Highland
- Parish Loth
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Kintradwell 3, Sutherland, Pictish symbol stone
Measurements: H 1.12m, W 0.66m, D 0.09m
Stone type: red sandstone
Place of discovery: NC 9316 0838
Present location: Dunrobin Museum (ARC 538), Dunrobin Castle.
Evidence for discovery: found in 1872 close to the railway.
Present condition: much edge damage but the carving is mostly intact.
Description
This slab bears three incised symbols: a crescent and V-rod and on its right a mirror, touching the crescent, and to the left of the mirror handle there is a single-sided comb with a shaped back.
Date: seventh century.
References: ECMS pt 3, 44-5; Fraser 2008, no 143.3.
Compiled by A Ritchie 2016
