Pictish Stone with Ogham Script - Perth Museum

3D Model

This unusual sandstone slab Pictish symbol stone was found in 1945 during ploughing at Inchyra House, St Madoes. It was then lying flat over the remains of a grave. It may have toppled from an upright position, or have been carefully laid as a grave cover. The carving of multiple sets of symbols on both broad faces suggests that the stone was once upright and was carved by more than one person, as the carvings are orientated differently.

The visible symbols comprise a snake, a double-disc, and a salmon. Less visible, a tuning fork and a mirror. The narrower faces are cut with the strokes of Ogham inscriptions, not yet deciphered but seemingly a series of names, perhaps a Christianisation of the stone.