Aberdeenshire HER - NJ52NW0007 - CLATT CHURCHYARD PICTISH STONE

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Primary ReferenceNJ52NW0007
NameCLATT CHURCHYARD PICTISH STONE
NRHE Card No.NJ52NW7
NRHE Numlink 17676
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Pictish symbol stones Class I. One stone bears beast and the arch or horse-shoe symbol. This stone was built into the churchyard wall but was removed to inside the church (NJ52NW0022) and a replica placed in the wall The original is now mounted on the wall of the church porch. A stone fragment, described in 1903 as a recent discovery, has since been lost: it bore a double-disc and Z-rod. Another stone found in the churchyard wall now stands beside the entrance steps of Knockespock House where it was taken in 1890 (NJ 5442 2408). It is a blue grey granite block it is incised with a cauldron symbol, double-disc and Z-rod and possible mirror symbol.
Last Update06/01/2025
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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
STONES PICTISH IA100
SYMBOLS BEASTB100
SYMBOLSHORSESHOE C100
SYMBOLSDOUBLE-DISCZ-RODD100
SYMBOLSCAULDRON E100
SYMBOLSMIRROR F90