Aberdeenshire HER - NJ71NW0012 - THE MONYMUSK STONE

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Primary ReferenceNJ71NW0012
NameTHE MONYMUSK STONE
NRHE Card No.NJ71NW12
NRHE Numlink 18658
Site Form Crop Mark (Includes Soil Mark)
Site Condition AP visible Only
Details A Class II symbol stone which was found in a field near the river and was set up at NJ 7036 1478 which was the nearest point to the public road, where it is depicted on the OS 1st edition map. By 1903 it had been removed to Monymusk House. Now moved into Monymusk church (NJ61NE0004). The stone is a pillar of granite, sculptured in semi-relief on one face with an equal-armed decorated cross with hollowed 'arm-pits' which spring from a narrow shaft. Under this is a 'step' symbol and an ornamented disc (possibly a cauldron). A faint trace of a possible enclosure is visible on an aerial photograph in the vicinity where the stone was found.
Last Update24/08/2022
Updated Bycpalmer
Compiler 
Date of Compilation13/05/1991
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National Grid Reference: NJ 7030 1504


Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CROPMARKS AP VISIBLEF100
ENCLOSURES AP VISIBLEG75
STONES PICTISH IIA100
SYMBOLSSTEP B100
SYMBOLSCAULDRON C100
CROSSES DECORATEDD100
BENCHMARKS  E100