The Invereen Stone is a Class I incised

Pictish stone A Pictish stone is a type of monumental stele, generally carved or incised with symbols or designs. A few have ogham inscriptions. Located in Scotland, mostly north of the Clyde-Forth line and on the Eastern side of the country, these stones are ...

that was unearthed near Invereen,

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in 1932. It is now on display at the

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, Scotland.

Description

The stone is of light red sandstone, high, wide and deep. It was unearthed in 1932 by a Mr. A. Dunbar near Invereen () while ploughing. 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.

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