Rodney's Stone: The Two-Meter High Pictish Cross

Meet Rodney's Stone, a two-metre high Pictish cross slab located close on the approach way to Brodie Castle, near Forres, Moray, Scotland. Originally found in the grounds of the old church of Dyke and Moy, this stone falls into the Class II Pictish category, meaning it has a cross on one face and symbols on the other.

Closer inspection of the symbols side reveals two fish monsters at the top, followed by a Pictish Beast, and a double disc and Z-rod. On the cross face, there is a cross and some animals.

The stone is notable for its inscription, which is found on both sides and on the cross face. It is the longest of all Pictish inscriptions and is written in the Ogham alphabet. Much of the inscription is weathered, but it does contain the Pictish name Ethernan, written as EDDARRNON.

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