Dandaleith stone

Pictish stone discovered at Craigellachie and now in the Elgin Museum, Moray, Scotland, UK

Eagle
Notched rectangle and z-rod
Mirror case
Crescent and V-rod

CreatedSixth-Eighth Century CEDiscoveredMay 2013PlaceCraigellachie, ScotlandClassificationClass I incised stoneCulturePicto-Scottish

The Dandaleith stone is a Class I Pictish stone from Craigellachie, Scotland. It was discovered in May 2013 during ploughing.^[1]

Location

The exact location of the find is currently unreported due to the archaeological vulnerability of the site. The stone underwent conservation before going on display at Elgin museum.^[1]^[2]

Description

The stone is 1.7 metres (5 ft 7 in) high, 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in) wide and 0.36 metres (1 ft 2 in) deep, and is carved from pink granite.^[3] It bears incised Pictish symbols on two adjacent faces, a notched rectangle and z rod and mirror case on one and an eagle and crescent and v rod on another.^[4] The arrangement of symbols on adjacent faces is unusual and may be unique.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Dandaleith Pictish Stone", Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service, 31 July 2014, archived from the original on 7 August 2014, retrieved 8 August 2014
^ "'Unusual' carved Pictish stone displayed at Elgin Museum". BBC News. 25 March 2016.
^ "Dandaleith Pictish Stone", British Archaeology News Resource, 2 August 2014, retrieved 8 August 2014
^ "Rolling stone? Archaeologist try to unlock secrets of Pictish find", BBC News, 8 August 2014, retrieved 8 August 2014