Clatt No.3 Pictish Symbol Stone, Aberdeenshire3D Model
Clatt no.3 is an incomplete Class I symbol stone built into the lowest visible course of the outer face of the W wall of Clatt kirkyard, Aberdeenshire 10m S of the gate, where it was discovered in January 1905 by the schoolmaster, Mr W. Stewart, following the removal of an accumulation of earth from the foot of the wall (Ritchie 1910, p.208). The face of the stone, which is a pink granite, measures 0.83m in length by 0.35m in breadth. It now lies on its side, but would have originally displayed an arch symbol above a Pictish elephant, both outlined in a shallow incised line. The left hand side of the arch, now on the left side of the stone, has been lost, as have the hind legs and tail of the elephant on the right. Each leg of the arch is decorated with a curving line. Below the elephant, and to the left of its forefoot, is a small rectangular shape, set obliquely to the rest of the design.
Canmore 17676
The symbol could not be seen at all on site and was only made visible on the 3D model.
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