# The Dunnicaer carved stones

> 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…

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**ART** 0CQHARBT2PV1·Artifact · object

# The Dunnicaer carved stones

PhotographPublic domainFound on the sea stack in the 19th century; described by Stuart 1856 and Thomson 1857 to 1860

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The Dunnicaer carved stones: transcription

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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

**Transcription** Alexander Thomson · commons.wikimedia.org · 1857/1860 · Public domain2 steps from the original

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**Transcription** John Stuart; drawn by Andrew Gibb · commons.wikimedia.org · 1856 · Public domain2 steps from the original

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**Document** Historic Environment Scotland (Canmore) · trove.scot · Open Government LicencePrimary source: [Canmore: National Record of the Historic Environment (point data)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQHA9YW03PJ/canmore-national-record-of-the-historic-environment-point)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://www.trove.scot/place/319616)

## Where it was made

[Dunnicaer, near Stonehaven](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CQHABXC21B4/dunnicaer-near-stonehaven) · Promontory fort

## Sources 1

- [The development of the Pictish symbol system: inscribing identity beyond the edges of Empire](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQHA6SA1V57/the-development-of-the-pictish-symbol-system-inscribing)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Dunnicaer carved stones [Artifact ART0CQHARBT2PV1]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CQHARBT2PV1
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Key

**ART** 0CQHARBT2PV1

Kind

Object

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Aberdeenshire collections (to confirm)

Dated

found on the sea stack in the 19th century; described by Stuart 1856 and Thomson 1857 to 1860; context of the 3rd to 4th century AD

Licence

Public domain

Place

[Dunnicaer, near Stonehaven](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CQHABXC21B4/dunnicaer-near-stonehaven)

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[Pictish symbol stones](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/pictish-symbols)

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