MHG630 - Symbol Stone, Latheron Mains
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- INSCRIBED STONE (Early Medieval - 561 AD to 1057 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Renumbered from ND13SE0015B
JHooper, 22/10/2002
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ND13SE 31 1990 3343.
(ND 1990 3343) A symbol stone (Class I to judge by the photograph) was recognised as forming the lintel of a false window in the S gable of the farmhouse of Latheron Mains, by the occupant, Mrs K Brims, in or before 1956. It bears the crescent and V-rod with 'dome and wing' decoration. (See also ND13SE 26 and 27.)
R B K Stevenson 1961.
The symbol stone is as described and as sited.
Visited by OS (J M) 14 October 1982.
Fragment of symbol stone, 0.45 x 0.23 x 0.23m, built into farmhouse wall, whitewashed.
C E Batey 1982
Class I symbol stone - Latheron 2 - showing a crescent and V-rod.
A.Mack 1997 p.128
Latheron 2, Caithness, Pictish symbol stone fragment
Measurements: L 0.45m, W 0.23m
Stone type: sandstone
Place of discovery: ND 1990 3343
Present location: Latheron Mains Farm
Evidence for discovery: found in or before 1956 re-used as a lintel in a false window in the S gable of the farmhouse.
Present condition: poor, whitewashed.
Description:
A fragmentary stone bearing an incised crescent and V-rod with ornament in the crescent.
Date: seventh century
Early Medieval Carved Stones Project, A Ritchie 2016
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SHG11658 Image/Photograph(s): P.S.S. Latheron Mains.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG11659 Image/Photograph(s): P.S.S. Latheron Mians. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG1684 Text/Publication/Article: Stevenson, R B K. 1961. 'The Inchyra Stone and some other unpublished early Christian monuments', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 92 1958-9, p.33-55. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 33-55. 40; illust..
- --- SHG1960 Text/Report: Batey, C E. 1982. Caithness coastal survey 1982: interim reports 1980-2. . No. LAT 254.
- --- SHG23282 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Historic Environment Scotland. Canmore. 8149.
- --- SHG2456 Text/Publication/Volume: Mack, A. 1997. Field guide to the Pictish symbol stones. 128.
- --- SHG3470 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, G.. 1991. Caithness Chapel Sites.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1989 3343 (6m by 6m) (2 map features) |
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| Map sheet | ND13SE |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8149 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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