Aberdeenshire HER - NJ81SW0004 - KINELLAR PICTISH STONE

Main Details

Primary ReferenceNJ81SW0004
NameKINELLAR PICTISH STONE
NMRS Card No.NJ81SW6
NMRS Numlink19595
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Pictish symbol stone, found in 1801 forming the foundation for the southeast corner of the old church of Kinellar (NJ81SW0051). Class I symbol stone showing a disc over a crescent and V-rod. It is a slab of granite, of irregular shape, pointed at the top, 3 ft 3 inches high by 1 ft 10 inches wide, sculptured with incised lines on one face. Formerly built into the boundary wall of the churchyard the stone was relocated inside the church. In 1995 the stone was set in the wall of the church foyer, secured in place with a soft lime mortar. The church has been converted into a private dwelling, and the stone remains inside but visible through a glass panel.
Last Update10/04/2024

National Grid Reference: NJ 8215 1443


Easting: 378390, Northing: 817970

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Date of Compilation 

Event Details


Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact


Ecofact

Samples 
Palynology 
Ecofact Notes 

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
STONES PICTISH IA100
SYMBOLSCRESCENTV-RODB100
SYMBOLSDISC C100

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National Status

National Status

Regional Status

Regional Status
Site of Regional Significance

Photo Details

SourceReferencePhoto TypeFilm TypeDate
AASDG3108-15 Ground Digital 08/02/2011
AASAAS-GR-04-07-004 - 006 Ground Digital 16/07/2004

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref NoTitleAuthorDateOthersEditorPublishedDetailsDate MDate Y
11082REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF SYMBOL STONE IN THE FORMER KINELLAR PARISH CHURCH 2011     2011
00003THE EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND: 3JR ALLEN1903Y EDINBURGH170-71  
02237SCULPTURED STONES OF SCOT IJ STUART1856   6  
03248THE PICTISH SYMBOL STONES OF SCOTLANDI FRASER2008   pp26-27, no.28 2008

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name Kinellar
Positional Accuracy Centred at
Buffer Zone 15-20m
Buffer Type Automated
Capture Scale Unknown
Spatial Feature Type Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints A public monument, open all hours (free).
Altitude112
Geology 
Topography Ridge
Aspect 1 
Aspect 2 Closed
Current Land Use Ecclesiastic
Vegetation
Soil Type3s
Hydrology 

Measurements

Plan 
Shape 1
Shape 2
Diameter 
Length 
Width0.55
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Depth 
Area 
Height 

Historic Land Use


Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Early Medieval (400 - 900 AD) A100    

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