Aberdeenshire HER - NO59NW0015 - FORMASTON STONE

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Primary ReferenceNO59NW0015
NameFORMASTON STONE
NRHE Card No.NJ50SW1
NRHE Numlink 17507
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Class II Pictish stone. Part of an upright cross-slab, inscribed with oghams, and sculptured with relief interlacing and a mirror symbol, was found in the late 19th Century under the doorway of the old church of St. Adamnan, Formaston (NJ50SW0001). The stone was removed from the old churchyard before circa 1900 and relocated to the grounds of Aboyne Castle (first at NO 5263 9953, then moved to NO 5210 9924 in circa 1960), before being moved by A. A. Woodham to Inverurie Museum circa 1964. The stone was moved to the Victory Hall at Aboyne (NO59NW0053) in 2002. While it stood in the grounds of Aboyne Castle (in the 20th Century), laid at its base, on the west side, was a loose stone with an inscribed cross on its upper face, but nothing further is known about the origin of this loose stone, or its current location.
Last Update27/05/2022
Updated Byjnicholson
CompilerCH
Date of Compilation09/06/2014

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National Grid Reference: NO 5345 9939



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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CROSS-SLABS PICTISH IIA100
SYMBOLSMIRROR B100
OGHAMS INSCRIBEDC100
STONESCROSSINSCRIBEDE100