Moray HER - NJ33NW0006 - THE BATTLE STONE, MORTLACH

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ33NW0006
Name	THE BATTLE STONE, MORTLACH
NRHE Card No.	NJ33NW12
NRHE Numlink	16800
HES SM No.	350
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Class II Symbol stone, which now stands in graveyard (NJ33NW0004). On the front are two fish monsters, a Celtic cross with small round hollows in the angles of the arms and spirals up the shaft, and below the cross, a beast. On the reverse side is an incised eagle, a serpent, bull's head and at the bottom a horseman with hound.
Last Update	10/01/2024
Updated By	cpalmer

Compiler
Date of Compilation	17/11/1977

NJ33NW0006 - THE BATTLE STONE, MORTLACH

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National Grid Reference: NJ 3241 3924

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
STONES		PICTISH	A	100
SYMBOLS		EAGLE	B	100
SYMBOLS		SERPENT	C	100
SYMBOLS		BULL'S HEAD	D	100
SYMBOLS		MONSTER	E	100
SYMBOLS		RAM	F	100
SYMBOLS		HORSEMAN	G	100
SYMBOLS		HOUND	H	100
CROSSES		CELTIC	I	100
SYMBOLS	SPIRAL		J	100
CROSSES	STONE	INCISED	K	100
STONES		PICTISH II	L	100