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MuseumsSite Name: National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
Country: Scotland County: Midlothian Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Edinburgh
Map Ref: NT2572173302
Latitude: 55.946992N  Longitude: 3.190929W
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Anne T visited on 17th May 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Pictish Stones at the National Museum of Scotland: See visit report for the National Museum of Scotland (Early Christian stones). Also went to the Research Library and came away with some great information on all the Pictish Symbol Stones held by the museum, and the names/details of various reference books.

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National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : A collection of 3 Pictish stones on display behind glass in Level -1 of the Tower. From front to back these are: Boulder from Letham Grange, Angus; Slab reused in a burial cist from West Yardhouse (?); and a slab from Lamancha. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Museum in Midlothian

The National Museum of Scotland has a collection of Pictish stones which can be found in the basement of the Tower. To find this collection, go into one of the main entrances in Chambers Street, go down to Level -1 (Basement) either by lift or stairs, and walk through the 'Early People' collection (which includes early Christian carved stones and crosses - see separate page for these) into the round tower. Staff at the musuem were really helpful.

For members and visitors with a particular interest in these Pictish stones, we have split these photographs into a separate page to make them easier to access.

For more information about the museum see the National Museum of Scotland website; to find out more information about their individual exhibits, use their 'search our collections' feature.

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National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : Close up of the central panel with horsemen on this stunningly large slab is Exhibit X.IB 189 and is a 7th or 8th century Pictish Cross Slab from St. Mary's Church, Hilton of Cadboll. For more information see Canmore 15261. Found at NH 8730 7688. Described as one of the finest Pictish Cross Slabs, this is decorated on both sides, the reverse face used as a memorial for Alexander Duff and his thr... (Vote or comment on this photo)

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : This is the Bullion Stone, from Bulliion, Invergowrie, Angus. Exhibit X.IB 229, labelled "Drunk In Charge". Canmore 32006, found at NO 3433 3054 whilst making a new by-pass road and donated to the NMS in 1934. Even the horse has splayed legs, as if he is drunk as well! Submitted with the kind permission of National Museums Scotland. (Vote or comment on this photo)

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : This fragment of a Pictish slab comes from Gellyburn, Murthly in Perthshire. Exhibit X.IB 101, Canmore 26982. It dates to the mid-9th century. It was discovered during ploughing near the confluence of Gelly Burn and the River Tay in 1886. Submitted with the kind permission of National Museums Scotland. (Vote or comment on this photo)

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : This huge, Class II Pictish Stone, is from Woodwray, Angus and dates from the 7th or 8th century. Carved on both sides, it was found at N) 5185 5663 when it was dug up from a kitchen floor. Exhibit X.IB 202. This is the side that faces away from the entrance to the basement of the Tower. This is a close up of the motifs on the bottom left of the stone. Canmore 34845. Submitted with the kind perm... (Vote or comment on this photo)

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : This huge, Class II Pictish Stone, is from Woodwray, Angus and dates from the 7th or 8th century. Carved on both sides, it was found at N) 5185 5663 when it was dug up from a kitchen floor. Exhibit X.IB 202. This is the side nearest the entrance to the basement of the Tower. Canmore 34845. Submitted with the kind permission of National Museums Scotland. (Vote or comment on this photo)

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : Lintel stone from Eday Manse, Eday, Orkney. Found at HY 5602 3242 when a large cairn (or possibly a settlement mound) was used as a quarry in 1831 for the building of a nearby church. See Canmore 3212 for more details. Recorded by the Orcadian newspaper as having been donated to the Scottish Antiquarian Museum (now NMS) by April 1861.

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : Exhibit X.iB 202. Pictish Class II slab of red sandstone, decorated in relief with men on horseback and beasts. Dates to the 7th to 8th century. Canmore 34845. Found at Woodwray/Woodrae Castle in 1819, being used as a slab in the kitch floor. The reverse apparently shows a mounted figure to the left of a double-disc.

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : Exhibit I.XB 251, a Pictish sandstone cross slab decorated with a ringed cross on the front and three figures and two creatures on the reverse. From Invergowrie Church, Angus. Dates to the late 9th century. This photograph shows the reverse side of the slab with two rearing-up creatures with stylised manes. Canmore 318439.

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : Exhibit I.XB 251, a Pictish sandstone cross slab decorated with a ringed cross on the front and three figures and two creatures on the reverse. From Invergowrie Church, Angus. Dates to the late 9th century. This photograph shows the reverse side of the slab showing 3 figures with tonsured heads in the upper panel and two creatures in the lower. Canmore 318439.

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : Exhibit I.XB 251, a Pictish sandstone cross slab decorated with a ringed cross on the front and three figures and two creatures on the reverse. From Invergowrie Church, Angus. Dates to the late 9th century. This photograph shows the front of the slab: a ringed cross with a square central panel and square armpits. The cross is filled with interlace formed of median-incised cords, while the ring ...

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by h_fenton : Class I pictish symbol stone said to have originally been found near Redland Broch, Firth, Mainland Orkney. The stone is now on display in the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. Canmore information on the stone photographed: 18 May 2011

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : Close up of the eagle motif inscribed on the stone. This is either a late Class 1 or early Class II Pictish Symbol Stone, found in fragments at Birsay, Orkney. Exhibit X.IB 243, it shows four symbols: a mirror-case, a crescent and V-rod, an elephant and an eagle. Found during excavation of a Norse burial ground, HY 2398 2850, below the Norse levels; these are presumed to be Pictish. Canmore 179...

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : Close up of the crescent and V-rod on the stone. This is either a late Class 1 or early Class II Pictish Symbol Stone, found in fragments at Birsay, Orkney. Exhibit X.IB 243, it shows four symbols: a mirror-case, a crescent and V-rod, an elephant and an eagle. Found during excavation of a Norse burial ground, HY 2398 2850, below the Norse levels; these are presumed to be Pictish. Canmore 1797....

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : Close up of the mirror case on the stone. This is either a late Class 1 or early Class II Pictish Symbol Stone, found in fragments at Birsay, Orkney. Exhibit X.IB 243, it shows four symbols: a mirror-case, a crescent and V-rod, an elephant and an eagle. Found during excavation of a Norse burial ground, HY 2398 2850, below the Norse levels; these are presumed to be Pictish. Canmore 1797. Dated t...

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : Close up of two of the warrior figures on the lower half of the stone. This is either a late Class 1 or early Class II Pictish Symbol Stone, found in fragments at Birsay, Orkney. Exhibit X.IB 243, it shows four symbols: a mirror-case, a crescent and V-rod, an elephant and an eagle. Found during excavation of a Norse burial ground, HY 2398 2850, below the Norse levels; these are presumed to be P...

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : This is either a late Class 1 or early Class II Pictish Symbol Stone, found in fragments at Birsay, Orkney. Exhibit X.IB 243, it shows four symbols: a mirror-case, a crescent and V-rod, an elephant and an eagle. Found during excavation of a Norse burial ground, HY 2398 2850, below the Norse levels; these are presumed to be Pictish. Canmore 1797. Dated to the 7th to 8th century AD. Submitted wit...

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : I think this cast of a carved stone is X.1991.7.2, which the museum on-line record says depicts the Battle of Nechtansmere in AD 685, in which the Picts defeated the Anglo Saxons. Found at Aberlemno. Haven't been able to find a corresponding Canmore record (yet). Submitted with the kind permission of the National Museum of Scotland.

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : This Pictish Symbol Stone, X.IB 58 in the 'Bloodshed Weapons' Exhibit (R001, Label 1) was found at Dull, Perthshire at NN 806 492. Recorded as part of Canmore 78165, this stone is dated to the 8th or 9th century. Canmore says it shows horse-borne hunters following behind ranks of foot soldiers. This stone was in a very dark corner, and we had to use our flashlight to supplement the camera flash. ...

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : This class II Pictish Symbol Stone is exhibit X.IB 190, Canmore 15638, Tarbat 1 (TR 1). Canmore tells us "the stone lay in Tarbat churchyard until around 1850 when it was removed to Invergordon Castle ...The border of scroll foliage is almost an exact counterpart of that on the Hilton of Cadboll stone." The reverse is also decorated. Submitted with the kind permission of the National Museum of ...

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : X.IB 205. Close up of the carving of the bull, incised into a slab of sandstone measuring 0.43m high x 0.31m wide and 0.08m deep. Canmore 29885 says the carved surface of the fragment has a vertical natural ridge and may have sheared off a rock face. Submitted with the kind permission of the National Museum of Scotland.

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : This Pictish symbol stone is exhibit X.IB 205, Canmore 29885. It comes from a hillfort on East Lomond Hill, Fife, where it was found lying within the southern part of the fort then taken to a private house and donated to the museum in 1925. Mack (1977) says "the bull is more natural in appearance that the stylised Burghead bulls, and the hooves are not shown, as if concealed by grass or other ve...

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : Close up of part of the Ogham inscription on this Class II Pictish Symbol Stone known as "The Deer Hunt". Exhibit X.IB 110, Canmore 31328. Found at Scoone in Fife at NO 3840 0167, the Ogham has been interpreted to read "EDDARRNONN". Submitted with the kind permission of the National Museum of Scotland.

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : Close up of part of this Ogham inscribed Class II Pictish Symbol Stone, known as "The Deer Hunt", showing the hunter and hunting dog. Exhibit X.IB 110, Canmore 31328. Found at Scoone in Fife at NO 3840 0167, the Ogham has been interpreted to read as "EDDARRNONN". Submitted with the kind permission of the National Museum of Scotland.

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : This Ogham inscribed Class II Pictish Symbol Stone is known as "The Deer Hunt". Exhibit X.IB 110, Canmore 31328, the stone shows hunters on horseback, hounds and deer (an elephant at the top of the stone). Found at Scoone in Fife at NO 3840 0167, the Ogham has been interpreted to read as "EDDARRNONN". Submitted with the kind permission of the National Museum of Scotland.

National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T : The back of this Pictish Symbol Stone from Invereen, Moy, Inverness-shire. Found at NH 7968 3108, during ploughing in 1932 on the western side of the River Findhorn, it dates to the 7th or 8th century. The back has been completely broken away. Exhibit X.IB 227. Canmore 14139. Submitted with the kind permission of National Museum Scotland.

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Re: National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) by Anne T on Thursday, 17 May 2018
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I visited the research library at the museum today to find out more about these Pictish Stones. "A Field Guide to the Pictish Symbol Stones" by Alastair Mack, published by Pinkfoot Press, 1997, has 11 pages describing the 31 Pictish Symbol Stones (pages 29 to 39 inclusive) in the museum's collection. There is a similar tome for Early Christian Monuments of Scotland. Library staff were very generous with their time in helping me to track down the right material, and ensuring I obtained the information I needed. The library is open to members of the public. No appointment is needed.
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