Kilpatrick, K. A. (2021). The Newton Stones and writing in Pictland, part 2: the Newton Stone ogham, Pictish Latin-letter alphabetic inscription and the Pictish symbol system. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 150. Vol 150, Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. pp. 407-434.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
The Newton Stones and writing in Pictland, part 2: the Newton Stone ogham, Pictish Latin-letter alphabetic inscription and the Pictish symbol system | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume Volume number and part |
150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
407 - 434 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Downloads Any files associated with the publication or report that can be downloaded from the ADS |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licence Type ADS, CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY 4.0 NC. |
ADS Terms of Use and Access
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book |
Journal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
This article re-evaluates the two inscriptions and the mirror symbol on the Newton Stone. The ogham is unusual in that it is read from the top rather than the bottom. The alphabetic inscription is intended to be read with, or to supplement, the ogham inscription. Close analysis demonstrates that the alphabetic inscription was painted onto the stone prior to carving. The carver may have followed an exemplum for the alphabetic inscription, possibly written on a wax tablet. Examination of the alphabetic script demonstrates that it is most closely related to informal scripts of the Late Antique period. The inscription is written in the Pictish language, and the stone probably dates to the 6th or early 7th century. The placement of the inscriptions and the mirror symbol may indicate that the two inscriptions were used in place of Pictish symbols. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in. |
ADS Archive
(ADS Archive)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations Other resources which are relevant to this publication or report |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
02 Feb 2022 |
