Ardjachie Stone
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The Ardjachie Stone is an uncut but decorated red sandstone
boulder discovered by farmers in 1960 on the Ardjachie Farm in the Tarbat peninsula of Easter Ross
. It now stands outside of the museum of Tain
. On it are depicted several dozen cup or ring marks probably dating to the Bronze Age
. It also has an inverted-L design with a wheel image above, both of probable Pictish
origin. It therefore may be considered a Class I Pictish stone
.
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
boulder discovered by farmers in 1960 on the Ardjachie Farm in the Tarbat peninsula of Easter Ross
Easter Ross
Easter Ross is a loosely defined area in the east of Ross, Highland, Scotland.The name is used in the constituency name Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, which is the name of both a British House of Commons constituency and a Scottish Parliament constituency...
. It now stands outside of the museum of Tain
Tain
Tain is a royal burgh and post town in the committee area of Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland area of Scotland.-Etymology:...
. On it are depicted several dozen cup or ring marks probably dating to the Bronze Age
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
. It also has an inverted-L design with a wheel image above, both of probable Pictish
Picts
The Picts were a group of Late Iron Age and Early Mediaeval people living in what is now eastern and northern Scotland. There is an association with the distribution of brochs, place names beginning 'Pit-', for instance Pitlochry, and Pictish stones. They are recorded from before the Roman conquest...
origin. It therefore may be considered a Class I Pictish stone
Pictish stones
Pictish stones are monumental stelae found in Scotland, mostly north of the Clyde-Forth line. These stones are the most visible remaining evidence of the Picts and are thought to date from the 6th to 9th centuries, a period during which the Picts became Christianized...
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