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Abdie stone

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Size
  
1.7 metres (5 ft 7 in)

Classification
  
Class I incised stone

Symbols
  
Triple disc Crescent and v-rod

Created
  
Sixth-Eighth Century CE

Place
  
Abdie Churchyard, near Lindores, Fife, Scotland

The Abdie stone is a Class I Pictish stone that stands in Abdie Churchyard, Lindores, Fife, Scotland.

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Location

The stone originally stood on the crest of Kaim Hill. It was removed and incorporated in a garden wall in Grange of Lindores before being moved to the Morthouse of Abdie Church.

Description

The stone is 1.7 metres (5 ft 7 in) high, 0.56 metres (1 ft 10 in) wide. It bears incised Pictish symbols on two faces, a Triple disc and crescent and v rod on one and a Mirror on another.

References

Abdie stone Wikipedia