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Cairnton stone

Coordinates: 57°16′04″N 2°14′19″W / 57.2678°N 2.2386°W / 57.2678; -2.2386
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The Cairnton Stone
Height1.3 metres (4.3 ft)
Width0.91 metres (3.0 ft)
Symbols
Discovered2001, Cairnton Farm, Aberdeenshire
Present locationMarishal Museum, Aberdeen, Scotland
Coordinates57°16′04″N 2°14′19″W / 57.2678°N 2.2386°W / 57.2678; -2.2386
ClassificationClass I incised stone
CulturePicto-Scottish

The Cairnton Stone is a class I Pictish stone that was discovered at Cairnton, near Newmachar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 2001. The stone bears the incised symbols of the Crescent and V-rod and triple disc.[1] The stone is now in the collection of the Marischal Museum, Aberdeen.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Fraser, Iain (2008), The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland, Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, p. 16
  2. ^ Shepherd, I.A.G. (2001), "Newmachar (Cairnton Parish) Pictish symbol stone" (PDF), Discovery and Excavation in Scotland, p. 9, retrieved 17 August 2014
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