MHG33686 - Ardjachie Pictish stone with cup marks beside Museum entrance - Tain
Summary
Cup marked pictish stone moved to current position from Ardjachie farm.
Type and Period (2)
- INSCRIBED STONE (Pictish - 300 AD? to 900 AD?)
- CUP MARKED STONE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Stone with symbols, re-located to beside entrance of Tain Museum. Carved flower design and L shape plus other parallel lines running diagonally across. Believed in some circles to be forgery as the flower type is unique. Rear of stone no designs - HAW 8/2004
(Note - see MHG7488 for original location and full record including Scottish Rock Art Project images. T. Blackie 12/4/24) <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7802 8212 (6m by 6m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH78SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | TAIN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (2)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/14736 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
- https://www.rockart.scot/rock-art-database/?scrapToolsaction=datatools:panel.view_all&id=A13AD2EC-ECB2-438E-B1347A68D888C33C (View the ScRAP record for this site)
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