Aberdeenshire HER - NJ42NE0029 - RHYNIE OLD KIRKYARD PICTISH STONES

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Primary ReferenceNJ42NE0029
NameRHYNIE OLD KIRKYARD PICTISH STONES
NRHE Card No.NJ42NE32
NRHE Numlink 17194
HES SM No. 84
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 1
Details Two Class I Pictish symbol stones were dug up amongst a number of other large stones from the foundations of the old church at Rhynie (NJ42NE0053) in the summer of 1878. One, of red granite, was used to form the foundation of a gate pillar but was recovered and now stands with the other against the north wall of the old churchyard by the entrance gateway. The other, of whinstone, was reported (1880) to have been broken up and part reused as road metal. The whinstone example has a beast's head, double-disc, Z rod, and mirror and comb symbols on it. The red granite stone is incised with a double-disc, Z-rod, crescent and V-rod and mirror symbol. These two stones, along with another symbol stone (NJ42NE0046) found during ploughing at nearby Barflat in 1978, are on display within a stone and timber shelter at the north end of the carpark (NJ 4997 2659) near the entrance to the old St Luag's Church of Rhynie and cemetery (NJ42NE0053).
Last Update17/03/2023
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerAAS
Date of Compilation23/11/2009

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National Grid Reference: NJ 4997 2659



Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
2022 Field Observation

Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
STONES PICTISH IA100
SYMBOLS BEAST'S HEADB100
SYMBOLSDOUBLE-DISCZ-RODC100
SYMBOLSMIRRORCOMBD100
SYMBOLSCRESCENTV-RODE100
SYMBOLSMIRROR F100