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Coordinates: 56°2011N 3°1214W / 56.3365°N 3.20380°W / 56.3365; -3.20380
 

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The Abdie Stone
Size1.7 metres (5 ft 7 in)
Symbols
  • Triple disc
  • Crescent and v-rod
  • CreatedSixth-Eighth Century CE
    PlaceAbdie Churchyard, near Lindores, Fife, Scotland
    ClassificationClass I incised stone
    CulturePicto-Scottish

    The Abdie stone is a Class I Pictish stone that stands in Abdie Churchyard, Lindores, Fife, Scotland.

    Location[edit]

    The stone originally stood on the crest of Kaim Hill. It was removed and incorporated in a garden wall in Grange of Lindores before being moved to the Morthouse of Abdie Church.[1]

    Description[edit]

    The stone is 1.7 metres (5 ft 7 in) high, 0.56 metres (1 ft 10 in) wide.[1] It bears incised Pictish symbols on two faces, a Triple disc and crescent and v rod on one and a Mirror on another.[2]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Abdie Churchyard, 'Lindores Stone' (30019)". Canmore. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  • ^ Fraser, Iain (2008), The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland, Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland
  • 56°20′11N 3°12′14W / 56.3365°N 3.20380°W / 56.3365; -3.20380


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