Fordoun Stone

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

The Fordoun Stone
The Fordoun Stone
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
Discovered18th Century CE
Present locationAuchenblae, Aberdeenshire
ClassificationClass II cross slab
CulturePicto-Scottish

Description

A slab of Old Red Sandstone, the cross slab was discovered in the late 18th century, having been reused as paving in Fordoun Parish Church.[1] The slab, now standing in the church bears a celtic cross with interlaced knotwork, a hunting scene and a double disc and z-rod design. It also bears inscriptions, Ogham script along the edges of the stone, VUN-MSETTORBBRE as well as an inscription in roman script, Pidarnoin, on the face of the slab.

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References
  1. Fraser, Iain (2008), The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland, Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, pp. 62–63
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