The Picardy Stone - Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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N 57° 21.667 W 002° 39.002
30V E 521053 N 6357639
Pictish symbol stone on top of a burial site, dating from the 6th or 7th century, in a field two miles north-west of the Aberdeenshire town of Insch.
Waymark Code: WM14JZX
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/18/2021
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The Picardy Symbol Stone is situated two miles to the north-west of the small Aberdeenshire town of Insch in north-east Scotland. Thought to date back to the 6th or 7th century during Pictish times, it remains in its original position within a field around a couple miles north of the iron-age hillfort at Dunnideer.
Recent excavations revealed that the stone sits above a small burial cairn dating from 1300 to 1500 years ago. The stone itself has carvings of a double disc, Z-rod, and a serpent.
The stone lies a few yards south of a minor road and is surrounded by a fence to protect it from livestock. An information sign lies adjacent.
Type: Menhir
Number: 1.00
Size:
Six and a half foot tall.
Purpose:
Burial site.
Parking: Not Listed
Source: Not listed
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