Fordoun Stone
56°53′46″N 2°27′04″W / 56.8962°N 2.4512°W / 56.8962; -2.4512
- Celtic cross
- Hunting scene
- Double disc and z-rod
The Fordoun Stone is a class II Pictish cross slab in Fordoun parish church, Auchenblae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Description
A slab of Old Red Sandstone, the cross slab was discovered in the late 18th century, having been reused as paving in Fordoun Parish Church.[1]
The slab, now standing in the church bears a celtic cross with interlaced knotwork, a hunting scene and a double disc and z-rod design.[2] It also bears inscriptions, Ogham script along the edges of the stone, VUN-MSETTORBBRE as well as an inscription in roman script, Pidarnoin, on the face of the slab.[2]
References
- ^ Fraser, Iain (2008), The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland, Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, pp. 62–63
- ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Auchenblae, Fordoun Parish Church, Fordoun Stone (36458)". Canmore. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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