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Sculptured stone, Easterton-of-Roseisle (B&W)

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Found at Easterton-of-Roseisle, Moray

Postcard of Sculptured stone, Easterton-of-Roseisle (B&W).
000-190-001-219-C
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Sculptured stone, Easterton-of-Roseisle (B&W)

This sculptured stone was found at Easterton-of-Roseisle in Moray. It was twice carved with Pictish symbols between 500 and 800.

This side of the stone has the more recent carvings, depicting a goose and a fish, probably a salmon.

Some of the Pictish symbols are recognisable animals, while others are more abstract. Interpreting all the symbols is difficult, and they probably had many roles and meanings. Some may have been personal memorials. Others may have marked territory.


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Online ID: 000-190-001-219-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.IB 226
Date: 7th or 8th century
Between 500 and 800
Material: Stone
Dimensions: 1550 mm H x 210 mm L x 570 mm W
What: Symbol stone
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Where: Scotland, Moray, Burghead, Easterton of Roseisle
Event:
Description: Symbol stone showing a goose and a fish, from Easterton of Roseisle, Moray, 7th or 8th century
References:
  • Close-Brooks, J. & Stevenson, R.B.K. Dark Age Sculpture. Edinburgh: HMSO, 1982 
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