The Brandsbutt Pictish Stone

Introduction

The photograph on this page of The Brandsbutt Pictish Stone by Bob Embleton as part of the Geograph project.

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The Brandsbutt Pictish Stone

Image: © Bob Embleton Taken: 11 Aug 2011

Broken and re-assembled. It bears several standard symbols found on pictish stones including: a V rod, a Z rod a crescent and a serpent. In addition there is an ogham inscription: IRATADDOARENS thought to mean Eddarrnon, possibly St. Ethernanus.

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Image Location

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Latitude
57.29161
Longitude
-2.399944