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BIRNIE SYMBOL STONE Latitude and Longitude:

57°36′42″N 3°19′48″W / 57.6116°N 3.33002°W / 57.6116; -3.33002
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The Birnie Symbol Stone standing in the graveyard of Birnie Kirk

The Birnie Symbol Stone is a class I Pictish stone, now situated on the north side of the graveyard of Birnie Kirk, in Moray, Scotland. [1] It was discovered in c. 1850 within the wall of the graveyard, from where it was moved to its current location. [2]

The stone is thought to date from the 7th century and is made of granite, standing 1.00m high, 0.64m wide and 0.51m deep. [2] It carries an incised image of a bird above a notched rectangle and Z-rod. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Birnie Symbol Stone". Moray Historic Environment Record. Aberdeenshire Council. 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Ritchie, A (2018). "Birnie Churchyard, Pictish Symbol Stone". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 25 April 2021.

57°36′42″N 3°19′48″W / 57.6116°N 3.33002°W / 57.6116; -3.33002