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Approximate findspot of a Pictish Symbol Stone. It was ploughed up in 1811 in a field named 'Chashel' or 'Castle' Park on the terrace north of the site of 'Nechtansmere' on the farm of East Mains of Dunnichen at a spot now occupied in the late 19th century by a quarry. The stone is a Class I symbol stone, a rough sandstone pillar, 1.4 m high, 0.7 m wide and 0.3 m thick, sculptured on one face with incised symbols which include the 'flower', double-disc, Z-rod, mirror, and comb. On each face of the stone there are grooves and holes which do not seem to have formed part of the original design, possibly hinting at potential re-use as a Christian cross-slab. Immediately below the stone, a 'stone coffin' containing bones was found. The symbol stone has moved several times since its discovery, first to a site at Kirkton, near the church, then to the garden of Dunnichen House, then in 1967 to the museum at St Vigeans, Arbroath and finally to Dundee Museum in 1972 where it is on display, and a replica has been set up on the green in front of Dunnichen Church (NO54NW0049).
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