MHG25045 - Findspot of inscribed stone, Dunbeath Harbour

Summary

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Type and Period (3)

  • RUNE STONE (Norse - 800 AD to 1300 AD)
  • (Former Type) CARVED STONE (Norse - 800 AD to 1300 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Norse - 800 AD to 1300 AD)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Stone recovered from Beach by local children. Passed to Dunbeath Heritage Trust for safekeeping.

Meg Sinclair of the Dunbeath Preservation Trust noted that photographs of the Ballachly stone were wrongly linked to this record. This has now been corrected. <1>

The stone, with runic inscription, is within Dunbeath Heritage Centre. <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred ND 1676 2930 (6m by 6m) (2 map features)
Map sheet ND12NE
Civil Parish LATHERON
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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