| Title: |
Notes on Lulach's Stone, Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire; a Symbol Stone recently found in Mortlach Churchyard, Banffshire; and other Antiquities.
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| Issue: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 60 |
| Series: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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| Volume: |
60
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| Number of Pages: |
455 |
| Page Start/End: |
273 - 280 |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
The standing stone is said to mark the place where Lulach, stepson of Macbeth, was overtaken and killed after his father's defeat and death at Lumphanan (15th August 1057). The upper symbol on the stone is the familiar 'elephant' while the other is indecipherable. The church is believed to have its origins in the 6th century. The nearby 'Battle Stone' has on one side a Celtic cross between two fish-like monsters facing each other on top and a grotesque beast at the base, while on the other side are a bird, a serpent, and an ox's skull, and a horseman with his hound. A stone in Botriphnie churchyard, Banffshire has an incised cross of the equal armed, wheeled and shafted type. The contents from a midden at the monastery on St Serf's Island, Lochleven are described along with the topography of Balcastle Motte. |
| Year of Publication: |
1925
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Midden (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Stone (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Balcastle Motte (Auto Detected Subject) |
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CHURCH
(Monument Type England)
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| Skull (Auto Detected Subject) |
| 15th August 1057 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 6th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Source: |
ADS Archive
(ADS Archive)
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| Created Date: |
28 Sep 2013 |
