Fordoun Stone facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The Fordoun Stone
The Fordoun Stone
Material	Old Red Sandstone
Size	1.07 metres (3.5 ft)
Writing	Ogham script: VUN-MSETTORBBRE Roman script: Pidarnoin
Symbols	Celtic cross Hunting scene Double disc and z-rod
Discovered	18th Century CE
Present location	Auchenblae, Aberdeenshire
Classification	Class II cross slab
Culture	Picto-Scottish

The Fordoun Stone is a class II Pictish cross slab in Fordoun parish church, Auchenblae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Description

A slab of Old Red Sandstone, the cross slab was discovered in the late 18th century, having been reused as paving in Fordoun Parish Church. The slab, now standing in the church bears a celtic cross with interlaced knotwork, a hunting scene and a double disc and z-rod design. It also bears inscriptions, Ogham script along the edges of the stone, VUN-MSETTORBBRE as well as an inscription in roman script, Pidarnoin, on the face of the slab.