Rhynie 6

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Rhynie 6

Location

Rhynie Old Churchyard
Rhynie, Aberdeenshire

OS Map Reference

NJ 500 265

Date

6th-8th cent.?

Description

A fragment of a class I Pictish stone made of pink granite the very bottom of a vertical double disc and Z rod can just be seen above a plain crescent and V rod and a mirror. Two other stones, Rhynie 5 and the fragmentery 8, are at the same location. In all 8 symbol stones are known from Rhynie (suggesting a site of major importance) including the 'Rhynie Man' carving 7. Rhynie 4 has been broken up and lost, Rhynie 1 'The Craw Stane' is in situ 2 and 3 stand in the village sqare but their carving is now illegible to the human eye.

Era

Dark ages

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Iconography

  • pictish symbols

Photographer

  • Michael Watt

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