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

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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: 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
  Symbol 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
  
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• 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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