Brandsbutt Stone
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| Brandsbutt Symbol Stone | |
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 The Brandsbutt Stone, showing detail of ogham script | |
| Material | Whinstone |
| Height | 1.07 m (3.5 ft) |
| Width | 1.27 m (4.2 ft) |
| Writing | Ogham script: irataddoarens |
| Symbols |
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| Present location | Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°17′30″N 2°24′00″W / 57.2916°N 2.4000°W |
| Classification | Class I incised stone |
| Culture | Pictish |
| Designations | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Brandsbutt Symbol Stone |
| Type | Crosses and carved stones: inscribed stone; symbol stone |
| Designated | 31 December 1924 |
| Reference no. | SM90039 |
The Brandsbutt Stone is a class I Pictish symbol stone in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
A large block of whinstone, 1.07 metres (3.5 ft) high, 1.27 metres (4.2 ft) wide and 0.91 metres (3.0 ft) deep, the stone had been broken up and used in building a dry stone wall before 1866.[1] The stone, now reassembled, bears two incised Pictish symbols, a crescent and v-rod and a serpent and z-rod, and an inscription in Ogham, IRATADDOARENS.[2] The carvings of the Brandsbutt Stone are dated to around AD 600.[3] It is a scheduled monument.[4]
