The Dunnicaer carved stones: transcription
Stones from the summit of the sea stack, said to have been part of a wall, with symbols in the same repertoire as Class I. Excavation of the fort they came from gave the 3rd to 4th century date that pushed the system back two centuries.
Alexander Thomson, 1856. Public domain
Copies 3
TranscriptionAlexander Thomson · commons.wikimedia.org · 1857/1860 · Public domain2 steps from the original
TranscriptionJohn Stuart; drawn by Andrew Gibb · commons.wikimedia.org · 1856 · Public domain2 steps from the original
DocumentHistoric Environment Scotland (Canmore) · trove.scot · Open Government LicencePrimary source: Canmore: National Record of the Historic Environment (point data)2 steps from the original
Where it was made
Dunnicaer, near Stonehaven · Promontory fort
Sources 1
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The Dunnicaer carved stones [Artifact ART0CQHARBT2PV1]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CQHARBT2PV1
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title = {The Dunnicaer carved stones},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Artifact, catalog key ART0CQHARBT2PV1},
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