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The Rhynie symbol stones

PhotographCC BY-SA 2.0Fort dated late 4th to early 6th century AD
The Rhynie symbol stones: photograph
The Rhynie symbol stones: photograph
The Rhynie symbol stones: photographThe Rhynie symbol stones: photographThe Rhynie symbol stones: photograph

A group of at least eight Class I stones at Rhynie, including the Craw Stane at the excavated high-status enclosure. Commons photographs come in through media.yaml.

Colin Smith. CC BY-SA 2.0

Copies 4

PhotographColin Smith · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 2.01 step 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
PhotographColin Smith · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 2.01 step from the original
PhotographColin Smith · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 2.01 step from the original

Where it was made

DundeeSandnes1Rhynie200 kmGlasgowStavanger1200 km
Rhynie, Aberdeenshire · High-status settlement with symbol stones

Sources 2

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Rhynie symbol stones [Artifact ART0CQHARKM4HD3]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CQHARKM4HD3
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