Picardy Stone, Myreton
Location
Approx 2 miles NW of Insch
Insch, Inverurie
OS Map Reference
NJ 610 303
Description
Class 1 Grey Whinstone Pictish Symbol Stone, 201cm x 102cm x 60cm. Three carved symbols on the south face, from top: Double Disc and Z-rod; Snake and Z-rod and a mirror. The stone stands on its original site, a low cairn, which is in a fenced enclosure, in front of the stone was a grave, this association makes this stone important to those who support the theory of symbol stones as memorials to dead individuals.
Era
Dark ages
Categories
Iconography
- mirror
- pictish symbols
Photographer
- Michael Watt
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