Fordoun Stone

The Fordoun Stone
The Fordoun Stone
	The Fordoun Stone
Material	Old Red Sandstone
Size	1.07 metres (3.5 ft)
Writing	Ogham script:; VUN-MSETTORBBRE; Roman script:; Pidarnoin
Symbols	Celtic cross; Hunting scene; Double disc and z-rod;
Discovered	18th Century CE
Present location	Auchenblae, Aberdeenshire
Classification	Class II cross slab
Culture	Picto-Scottish

56°53′46″N 2°27′04″W / 56.8962°N 2.4512°W / 56.8962; -2.4512

MaterialOld Red Sandstone

Size1.07 metres (3.5 ft)

WritingOgham script:
VUN-MSETTORBBRE
Roman script:
Pidarnoin

Symbols

Celtic cross
Hunting scene
Double disc and z-rod

The Fordoun Stone is a class II Pictish cross slab in Fordoun parish church, Auchenblae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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