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The Birnie Symbol Stone is a class I Pictish stone, now situated on the north side of the graveyard of Birnie Kirk, in Moray, Scotland.^[1] It was discovered in c. 1850 within the wall of the graveyard, from where it was moved to its current location.^[2]

The stone is thought to date from the 7th century and is made of granite, standing 1.00m high, 0.64m wide and 0.51m deep.^[2] It carries an incised image of a bird above a notched rectangle and Z-rod.^[1]

Illustration of the carvings on the Birnie Symbol Stone

References

^ ^a ^b "Birnie Symbol Stone". Moray Historic Environment Record. Aberdeenshire Council. 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b Ritchie, A (2018). "Birnie Churchyard, Pictish Symbol Stone". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 25 April 2021.

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