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Kintradwell
Pictish Symbol Stone (Pictish)
Site Name Kintradwell
Classification Pictish Symbol Stone (Pictish)
Alternative Name(s) Kintradwell 4
Canmore ID 6946
Site Number NC90NW 14.03
NGR NC 9316 0838
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/6946
- Council Highland
- Parish Loth
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Kintradwell 4, Sutherland, Pictish symbol stone fragment
Measurements: H 0.46m, W 0.31m, D 0.05m
Stone type: sandstone
Place of discovery: NC 9316 0838
Present location: Dunrobin Museum (ARC 549), Dunrobin Castle.
Evidence for discovery: found in 1873 close to the railway.
Present condition: broken but carving crisp.
Description
This fragment is deeply incised with four parallel lines, probably the lower part of a tuning fork symbol.
Date: seventh century.
References: ECMS pt 3, 45; Fraser 2008, no 143.4.
Compiled by A Ritchie 2016
