Moray HER - NJ16SW0168 - EASTERTON

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ16SW0168
Name	EASTERTON
NRHE Card No.	NJ16SW26
NRHE Numlink	16255
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Artefact
Site Condition	Complete 1
Details	Symbol stone which was built into the west side of a cist discovered during ploughing in 1894 and subsequently excavated (NJ16SW0020). The Class I Symbol stone, of two periods, is a rectangular sandstone slab, measuring roughly 4 ft (circa 1.2 m) long, 1 ft 10 in (0.56 m) wide and 2.5 in (6.35 cm) thick. One side bears an arch symbol or crescent, below which is a crescent and V-rod above a mirror and comb. These appear to have been pecked with little attempt to smooth the line and the weathering suggests that it stood as an earthfast upright after the other side was incised with a goose and a fish. A rough axe of granite or quartz was found beneath slab when lifted.
Last Update	04/02/2025
Updated By	cpalmer

Compiler	CP
Date of Compilation	04/02/2025

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National Grid Reference: NJ 1450 6470

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type	OASIS ID
1894	Excavation

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
	1894			McEWAN			100

Artefact and Ecofact

Date M	Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Condition	Storage Location	Access No.
0	1894	SYMBOL STONE		Excavation		National Museum of Scotland

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
STONES		PICTISH I	A	100
STONES		PICTISH	B	100
SYMBOLS	GOOSE		C	100
SYMBOLS		FISH	D	100
SYMBOLS	CRESCENT	V-ROD	E	100
SYMBOLS	HORSESHOE		F	100
SYMBOLS	MIRROR	COMB	G	100