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Primary ReferenceNO54NW0003
NameDUNNICHEN
NRHE Card No.NO54NW3
NRHE Numlink 34684
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Artefact
Site Condition Complete 2
Details 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).
Last Update10/01/2024
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Event Details


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Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
 1811 PICTISH STONE PUB Stray Find Unknown Dundee Art Gallery & Museum  

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
SYMBOLSFLOWER B100
SYMBOLSDOUBLE-DISCZ-RODC100
SYMBOLSMIRRORCOMBD100
STONES PICTISH IA100