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Actions	Stone with incised cross, Dunecht House Remove from selection Add to selection Object number21I TitleStone with incised cross, Dunecht House Creator James Ritchie (photographer)‎ DescriptionPhotograph of an early medieval stone bearing incised cross within a large circle, photographed by Professor James Ritchie in February, 1914. Found on the upper slopes of the Barmkin around 1841 and taken to the farm of Upper Mains of Echt where it was built into a field wall. Around 1870 it was taken to its present location at Dunecht House. Its original location suggests that it was a boundary stone. This very substantial slab is incised on one broad face with a large circle, very deeply pecked into a wide groove. Not quite central to the circle is a finely incised linear cross with slightly expanded terminals. Cross and circle may not be contemporary. Production date 1914-02 Object namephotograph Dimensions height: 10.8 cm width: 16.7 cm

Object number21I

TitleStone with incised cross, Dunecht House

Creator James Ritchie (photographer)‎

DescriptionPhotograph of an early medieval stone bearing incised cross within a large circle, photographed by Professor James Ritchie in February, 1914. Found on the upper slopes of the Barmkin around 1841 and taken to the farm of Upper Mains of Echt where it was built into a field wall. Around 1870 it was taken to its present location at Dunecht House. Its original location suggests that it was a boundary stone. This very substantial slab is incised on one broad face with a large circle, very deeply pecked into a wide groove. Not quite central to the circle is a finely incised linear cross with slightly expanded terminals. Cross and circle may not be contemporary.

Production date 1914-02

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