Broomend of Crichie stone

The Broomend of Crichie Stone
Broomend of Crichie Stone in 2017
Symbols	Pictish beast Crescent and V-rod
Present location	Port Elphinstone, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
Coordinates	57°16′02″N2°22′04″W / 57.2672°N 2.3677°W / 57.2672; -2.3677
Classification	Class I incised stone
Culture	Picto-Scottish

Designations
Scheduled monument
Official name	Broomend Of Crichie
Type	Crosses and carved stones: symbol stone, Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow; henge; standing stone
Designated	15 August 1929
Reference no.	SM18

The Broomend of Crichie Stone is a class I Pictish stone that stands within a henge at Broomend of Crichie, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was placed within the henge in the 19th century. The stone bears the incised symbols of the Pictish beast and the crescent and V-rod. ^[1]

The henge, with the avenue, standing stones and the symbol stone, is a scheduled monument. ^[2]

References

1. Fraser, Iain (2008), The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland, Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, p. 16
2. Historic Environment Scotland. "Broomend, henge, standing stones and symbol stone (SM18)" . Retrieved 8 March 2019.