Ardlair Stone
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MaterialGrey Gneiss
Symbols
- Pictish beast
- Tuning fork
- Mirror
DiscoveredIdentified as Pictish 1901
Present locationKennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
| The Ardlair Stone | |
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.jpg) Ardlair Stone in 2015 | |
| Material | Grey Gneiss |
| Symbols |
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| Discovered | Identified as Pictish 1901 |
| Present location | Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°20′19″N 2°44′27″W / 57.3385°N 2.7409°W |
| Classification | Class I incised stone |
| Culture | Picto-Scottish |
| Designations | |
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| Official name | Ardlair Symbol Stone |
| Type | Crosses and carved stones: symbol stone, Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone |
| Designated | 31 December 1923 |
| Reference no. | SM65 |
The Ardlair Stone is a class I Pictish stone that stands in a field in Ardlair, Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is associated with a number of other stones that have been proposed by some to be the remains of a recumbent stone circle.