Broomend of Crichie stone

  • Pictish beast
  • Crescent and V-rod
Present locationPort Elphinstone, Inverurie, AberdeenshireCoordinates57°16′02″N 2°22′04″W / 57.2672°N 2.3677°W / 57.2672; -2.3677ClassificationClass I incised stoneCulturePicto-Scottish

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 placed within the henge in the 19th century. The stone bears 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]

References

  1. ^ Fraser, Iain (2008), The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland, Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, p. 16
  2. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Broomend, henge, standing stones and symbol stone (SM18)". Retrieved 8 March 2019.
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