Cairnton stone

The Cairnton Stone
Size	1.3 metres (4.3 ft) x 0.91 metres (3.0 ft)
Classification	Class I incised stone
Symbols	Crescent and V-rod Triple disc
Discovered	2001, Cairnton Farm, Aberdeenshire
Present location	Marishal Museum

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]

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 August 17, 2014

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