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Auchenblae, Fordoun Parish Church, Fordoun Stone

Cross Slab (pictish), Ogham Inscribed Stone (pictish), Pictish Symbol Stone (pictish)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Auchenblae, Fordoun Parish Church, Fordoun Stone as Cross Slab (pictish), Ogham Inscribed Stone (pictish), Pictish Symbol Stone (pictish). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dated to the Early Medieval period, likely between the 6th and 9th centuries AD, the Fordoun Stone is associated with Pictish culture and may have functioned as a memorial or territorial marker. Its carvings include an ogham inscription, Christian cross, and Pictish symbols, suggesting a blend of pre-Christian and early Christian traditions.

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