Park House Pictish Symbol Stone, Drumoak

Description

Park House, Drumoak, Aberdeenshire Measurements: H 0.71m, W 0.34m Stone type: granite Place of discovery: NO c 794 984 Present location: on the Park House estate at NO 7801 9766 Found in the first half of the nineteenth century at the west end of Keith’s Moor and taken to the grounds of Park House, where it was set on a stone pedestal carved as an inaccurate replica of the stone it supports. This is part of an incised symbol stone with a pair of symbols one above the other and a mirror and comb beneath. At the top there is part of what was probably a notched flower symbol (or less likely a notched rectangle with part of another symbol to its right), and below is a crescent and V-rod. The mirror had a double-ball handle, now incomplete, and the comb was a double-sided comb. Date: seventh century. Canmore ID 36624