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Four Class I Pictish symbol stones stand in Inverurie Cemetery (NJ72SE0211), formerly built into the old graveyard walls and possibly removed from the foundations of the old church for the purpose of building the graveyard wall. One is a tall pillar bearing incised symbols of a crescent and V-rod, a mirror case symbol, serpent and Z-rod and a double disc and Z-rod. The second is a truncated slab with a disc and rectangle and the arch or horseshoe symbol. The third stone bears an incised double disc and Z-rod. The fourth stone is the only occurrence of a single incised horse on a Pictish stone. There were also two small cross-marked stones, thought to be early grave markers, which were removed and taken into the care of Aberdeenshire Council Museum Service over 30 years ago. The two stones were moved to the Museum HQ in Mintlaw in May 2012. The larger stone was found in the burial place of the Johnstons of Brandsbutt. Excavation around the four stones (then arranged in a row) was carried out in March 2017 in order to remove these for conservation. No significant archaeological remains were recorded, although this was not unexpected given that the stones have been moved on several occasion. the last during the 20th century. Formerly within the graveyard at NJ 7800 2062. the stones were removed for conservation in May 2017, and were returned in 2019 to a new shelter within the cemetery between the Bass (NJ72SE0013) and Little Bass (NJ72SE0127).
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