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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: BrandsbuttCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Class I Pictish Symbol Stone
Nearest Town: Inverurie Nearest Village: Inverurie
Map Ref: NJ7599222403 Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.291601N Longitude: 2.39996W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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SandyG visited on 22nd Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 5
megalithicmatt visited on 1st Jan 2004 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 5 The site is a bit of a mess and the grim housing estate all around doesn't help. Having said that, the inscriptions are worth looking at.
tyrianterror have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 2 Access: 5
As well as the incised crescent and V-rod and serpent and Z-rod symbols, this stone bears an ogham inscription. It can be transliterated IRATADDOARENS, which has been linked with Eddarrnonn, a possible rendering of St. Ethernanus. Note the scales on the serpent.
This symbol stone is recorded as Canmore ID 18894, which includes photographs, archaeological assessments and publication accounts. The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for the Brandsbutt Stone, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which includes a drawing of the stone, a photograph, a description, directions for finding this site, and the story of where it was originally found and restored. The JoA also includes a list of reference sources for more information.
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