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Do the stones that carry both symbols and ogham show what the symbols mean?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by ·Part of Are the Pictish symbols a writing system?·3 answers·0·0 following
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Some symbol stones also bear ogham inscriptions; the national record lists 14 of them⁠[1]. If the inscriptions name people and the symbols do too, the two should agree.

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None of these.
Not tested enough to call either way
Evidence: none yet
Still possible
Evidence: none yet
Still possible
Evidence: none yet
Still possible

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