Fordoun Stone

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

Celtic cross
Hunting scene
Double disc and z-rod

Discovered18th Century CEPresent locationAuchenblae, AberdeenshireClassificationClass II cross slabCulturePicto-Scottish

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

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.^[2] 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.^[2]

References

^ Fraser, Iain (2008), The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland, Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, pp. 62–63
^ ^a ^b Historic Environment Scotland. "Auchenblae, Fordoun Parish Church, Fordoun Stone (36458)". Canmore. Retrieved 9 February 2022.