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Latitude: 57.3568 / 57°21'24"N
Longitude: -2.7676 / 2°46'3"W
OS Eastings: 353913
OS Northings: 829852
OS Grid: NJ539298
Mapcode National: GBR M9J8.NW1
Mapcode Global: WH7M5.GC91
Entry Name: Two Pictish symbol-bearing stones, 170m NW of Leith Hall
Scheduled Date: 8 November 1999
Last Amended: 7 November 2022
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM8444
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Crosses and carved stones: inscribed stone
Location: Kennethmont
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford
Traditional County: Aberdeenshire
The monument comprises two Pictish symbol-bearing stones, dating to the seventh century AD and known respectively as the Salmon Stone and the Wolf Stone. The symbol stones are each located in open stone enclosures forming part of the entrance walling to Leith Hall and its gardens, at approximately 180m above sea level.
Both stones are unworked and display incised Pictish symbols (such symbol-bearing stones where no cross is present are commonly referred to as Class I symbol stones). Each has been moved on several occasions. The Salmon Stone was originally found approximately four kilometres to the south in the area of Percylieu. It is a rectangular slab of whinstone, approximately 1.22m high by 0.61m wide. It was trimmed down in the 19th century when reused as a building stone and now shows two fins of a carved fish above a horse-shoe symbol ornamented with lines and dots. The Wolf Stone was originally found approximately seven kilometres to the southeast in the area of Newbigging. It is an irregular seven-sided slab of red granite, measuring approximately 0.7m high by 0.67m wide. Also damaged when found in the 19th century, it is incised on one face with a rectangle ornamented with curving lines terminating in spirals. Below and to its left, there is an incised wolf and to the right of this a mirror and comb symbol.
The scheduled area comprises two circles, each 2m in diameter and only includes the two Pictish symbol-bearing stones described above, as shown in red on the accompanying map. All stone walling around the symbol-bearing stones; their plinths; all supporting brackets; adjacent signage and the ground below are excluded from the schedule.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as representing a pair of well-preserved symbol stones, which contribute to an understanding of the art, material culture and social customs of Scotland in the first millennium AD.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Canmore
https://canmore.org.uk/site/18163/
https://canmore.org.uk/site/17656/
HER/SMR Reference
NJ52NW0018
NJ52NW0019
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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