MHG3345 - Findspot of symbol stone - Balblair
Summary
Class I symbol stone bearing a triple oval over a crescent and V-rod, found during garden digging. Now in Inverness Museum.
Type and Period (1)
- INSCRIBED STONE (Pictish to Early Medieval - 300 AD to 1057 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH54NW 16 5101 4528.
This stone now in Inverness Museum (1980.14) was found in a garden at Wester Balblair, Beauly in 1969; a sandstone slab, it bears the triple oval symbol and a crescent and V-rod. (Inverness Museum, see NH64NE138.3)
A D Cameron 1969; RCAHMS 1979 and 1985. <1>-<4>
The findspot, at NH 5105 4538, was indicated by Mr. P. Boa, Wester Balblair, who found the stone while digging in his garden in June 1969. The stone measures 0.71m x 0.45m x 0.11m.
Visited by OS 1st April 1970.
Class I symbol stone bearing a triple oval over a crescent and V-rod.
A.Mack1997 p.111 <5>
Included in a catalogue of the Pictish Symbol Stones at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, original version 1994, updated 2010. A complete crescent & V-rod symbol, with spearhead and forked terminals to the V-rod. Three conjoined ovals sit above.<6> <7>
The stone is listed under Acc. No. 1980.014 in the Inverness Museum catalogue. <8>
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SHG2357 Text/Publication/Volume: Jackson, A. 1984. The symbol stones of Scotland: a social anthropological resolution to the problem of the Picts. 30.
- <1> SHG1818 Text/Publication/Article: Cameron, A D. 1969. 'Wester Balblair, Beauly, symbol stone', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1969, p.28. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 28. 28.
- <2> SHG1349 Text/Publication/Article: Cameron, A D. 1971. 'Pictish symbol stone at Wester Balblair, Beauly, Invernesshire', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 101 1968-9, p.288-9. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 288-9. 288-9.
- <3> SHG2673 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of North-east Inverness, Inverness District, Highland Region. . 25, No. 186.
- <4> SHG2712 Text/Publication/Volume: Ritchie, J N G. 1985. Pictish symbol stones: a handlist 1985. 11.
- <5> SHG2456 Text/Publication/Volume: Mack, A. 1997. Field guide to the Pictish symbol stones. p.111.
- <6> SHG2304 Collection/Catalogue: Hanley, R G. 1994. A catalogue of the Class I Pictish symbol stones in the collections of Inverness Museum and Art Gallery. 12.
- <7> SHG25069 Text/Publication/Booklet: Inverness Museum. 2010. A Catalogue of the Pictish Symbol Stones at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery. Paper (Copy).
- <8> SHG25836 Collection/Catalogue: Inverness Museum & Art Gallery. Inverness Museum & Art Gallery Accession registers. 1980.014.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5100 4527 (6m by 6m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH54NW |
| Civil Parish | KILMORACK |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (1)
- SYMBOL STONE (Pictish - 300 AD to 900 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12674 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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