Cairnton stone

The Cairnton Stone is a class I Pictish stone that was discovered at Cairnton, near Newmachar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 2001. The stone bears the incised symbols of the Crescent and V-rod and triple disc.[1] The stone is now in the collection of the Marischal Museum, Aberdeen.[2]

The Cairnton Stone
Height	1.3 metres (4.3 ft)
Width	0.91 metres (3.0 ft)
Symbols	Crescent and V-rod Triple disc
Discovered	2001, Cairnton Farm, Aberdeenshire
Present location	Marishal Museum, Aberdeen, Scotland
Coordinates	57.2678°N 2.2386°W / 57.2678; -2.2386
Classification	Class I incised stone
Culture	Picto-Scottish

References

Fraser, Iain (2008), The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland, Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, p. 16
Shepherd, I.A.G. (2001), "Newmachar (Cairnton Parish) Pictish symbol stone" (PDF), Discovery and Excavation in Scotland, p. 9, retrieved 17 August 2014

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