Invereen Stone

The Invereen Stone

The Invereen Stone on display in the National Museums of Scotland

Material| Old Red Sandstone
Height| 1.0 metre (3.3 ft)
Symbols|

* Crescent and v-rod
* Double disc and z rod

Created| Seventh century CE
Discovered| 1932
Place| near Invereen, Moy, Scotland
Present location| National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Classification| Type I
Culture| Picto-Scottish

The Invereen Stone is a Class I incised Pictish stone that was unearthed near Invereen, Inverness in 1932. It is now on display at the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

## Description

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The stone is of light red sandstone, 1.0 metre (3.3 ft) high, 0.8 metres (2.6 ft) wide and 0.15 metres (0.49 ft) deep. It was unearthed in 1932 by a Mr. A. Dunbar near Invereen (grid reference NH797311) while ploughing.[1] The stone bears a crescent and v-rod symbol and a double disc and z-rod, with a third design of a circle and line, possibly being later in date.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Invereen, Pictish symbol stone". Canmore database. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
2. ^ Fraser, Iain (2008), The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland, Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, pp. 82–83

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