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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

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Loth
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Sutherland
  • Former County Sutherland

Early Medieval Carved Stones Project

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

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