Broomend of Crichie stone
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Symbols
- Pictish beast
- Crescent and V-rod
Present locationPort Elphinstone, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
Coordinates57°16′02″N 2°22′04″W / 57.2672°N 2.3677°W
ClassificationClass I incised stone
| The Broomend of Crichie Stone | |
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_(geograph_5555392).jpg) Broomend of Crichie Stone in 2017 | |
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| Present location | Port Elphinstone, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire |
| Coordinates | 57°16′02″N 2°22′04″W / 57.2672°N 2.3677°W |
| Classification | Class I incised stone |
| Culture | Picto-Scottish |
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| Designations | |
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| Official name | Broomend Of Crichie |
| Type | Crosses and carved stones: symbol stone, Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow; henge; standing stone |
| Designated | 14 August 1929 |
| Reference no. | SM18 |
The Broomend of Crichie Stone is a class I Pictish stone that stands within a henge at Broomend of Crichie, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was moved to the centre of the henge in the 19th century from its original location about 65 m to the north-east. The stone is a flat slab bearing the incised symbols of the Pictish beast and the crescent and V-rod.[1]
The henge, with the avenue, standing stones and the symbol stone, is a scheduled monument.[2]