Dandaleith Stone

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The Dandaleith Stone is a Class I Pictish symbol stone (unworked stone with incised symbols) from the 6th to 8th centuries discovered in Craigellachie in Moray in Scotland in 2013 . It was found plowing, although it is unclear whether the site was the original installation site. The exact find position is currently not shown due to the archaeological vulnerability of the site.

The 670 kg stone is 1.68 m high, 0.5 m wide and 0.36 m thick and made of pink granite . It bears incised Pictish symbols on two adjacent surfaces. The application of symbols on adjacent surfaces is unusual. The rectangle, mirror, and Z-bar are on one side, and the eagle, crescent, and V-bar are on the other.

The stone has been in the Elgin Museum since 2015 .

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  1. Dimensions according to the Elgin Museum website .