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Pictish cross slab discovered in Sanday, Orkney Orkney

Submitted by golux on Thursday, 21 July 2011  Page Views: 5229

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Country: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Ancient Cross

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Reported in Wednesday's Aberdeen Press & Journal under the headline "Ancient stone carving uncovered in Orkney". Builder Justin Thomas found the rare piece of history while digging under the living room of a house in Sanday". The stone shows the carving of a Christian cross and a pagan symbol.

The decorated stone slab was found by builder Justin Thomas while renovating a house, near Lady village, for a client from the Edinburgh area.

The Pictish symbol stone was lying prone, under the floor of the property, and appears to have been damaged during the construction of the house, possibly in the 19th century.

Approximately 4ft 6in long, the stone is thought to have been made in the 8th century AD, when Christianity was being brought to Orkney. The carving shows both a Christian cross and a Pictish “sea creature” symbol.

“This is the first of its kind to be found in Orkney,” said Julie Gibson, county archaeologist.

Full report with photos at orkneyjar.com.

Note: "The first of its kind to be found in Orkney,”
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Re: Pictish cross slab discovered in Sanday, Orkney by howar on Tuesday, 25 October 2011
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Saw photos of stone at lecture tonight and it looks to be a re-used standing stone. Historic Scotland are cleaning etc for free and have so far found only circular rings on the reverse - these weren't made like like the front marks as they are impressed thumb-sized depressions
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    Re: Pictish cross slab discovered in Sanday, Orkney by golux on Tuesday, 01 November 2011
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    I am amused to hear that it will receive "cleaning etc for free". Surely the cleaning of a symbol stone does not involve anything more than leaving it out in the rain?!!! :)

    Hopefully the "etc" will include measuring and photographing it for the canmore database and I look forward to seeing a decent picture.
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