The Dunnicaer carved stones: document

Not kept here. This copy isn't ours to show. See it where it's published.

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.

Historic Environment Scotland (Canmore), 1856. Open Government Licence

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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's published

Where it was made

Dunnicaer, near Stonehaven · Promontory fort

Sources 1

The development of the Pictish symbol system: inscribing identity beyond the edges of EmpireSRC

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The Dunnicaer carved stones: document [Copy CPY0CQHAT2G3Q4J]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0CQHAT2G3Q4J

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