Symbol stones from Inveravon
The Pictish symbol stones of Inveravon (stone 1 to 4) in Inveravon in Moray in Scotland are Pictish symbol stones in Class I. All four are on display inside the church.
Inveravon I
Inveravon I is a 1.5 × 0.9 × 0.15 m symbol stone made of blue slate , which is decorated on one side with engraved symbols: mirror (above), eagle (below). This and stone no. 2 are said to have been part of the foundation walls of the old church.
Inveravon II
Inveravon II has a diamond-like shape of 1.5 × 0.46 m (maximum width). It is made of gneiss and covered on one side with carved symbols that show (from top to bottom) a crescent moon with a V-rod, a triple ring or "cauldron" as well as comb and mirror symbols.
Inveravon III
The fragment of the symbol stone shows the head of a Pictish Beast . The other parts have been lost.
Inveravon IV
The symbol stone made of metamorphic sandstone with carved symbols on one side was moved from the cemetery in 1964. The crescent moon and V-rod are engraved over a Pictish Beast.
Individual evidence
- ↑ In: The Early Christian Monuments of Scotland from 1903 J. Romilly Allen (1847-1907) and Joseph Anderson (1832-1916) divided the Pict stones into three classes
- ↑ The Pictish Beast is one of around 50 different symbols that can be found primarily on the early medieval symbol stones of the Picts in the north of Scotland . The figures were created between the 7th and 9th centuries. It is unclear whether an animal species or a chimera is represented
Web links
- Stone 1 description engl. and picture
- Stone 2 Description Engl. and picture
- Stone 3 Description Engl. and picture
- Stone 4 Description Engl. and picture
Coordinates: 57 ° 25 ′ 16.8 ″ N , 3 ° 21 ′ 44 ″ W.