Broomend of Crichie stone

The Broomend of Crichie Stone is a class I Pictish stone that stands within a henge at Broomend of Crichie, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was placed within the henge in the 19th century. The stone bears the incised symbols of the Pictish beast and the crescent and V-rod.[1]

The Broomend of Crichie Stone

Symbols	Pictish beast Crescent and V-rod
Present location	Port Elphinstone, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
Coordinates	57.2672°N 2.3677°W / 57.2672; -2.3677
Classification	Class I incised stone
Culture	Picto-Scottish

The henge, with the avenue, standing stones and the symbol stone, is a scheduled ancient monument.[2]

References

Fraser, Iain (2008), The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland, Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, p. 16
Historic Environment Scotland. "Broomend, henge, standing stones and symbol stone (SM18)". Retrieved 8 March 2019.

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