Aberlemno sculptured stones
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The Aberlemno Sculptured Stones are a series of Pictish standing stones originating in and around the village of Aberlemno, Angus, Scotland. Three are located in the village and a fourth, found in 196
Aberlemno 1
Aberlemno II: Kirkyard Stone, Class II Pictish Stone
Aberlemno 3
Pictish Stone at Aberlemno Church Yard – battle scene detail
Battle of Dun Nechtain
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The Battle of Dun Nechtain or Battle of Nechtansmere was fought between the Picts, led by King Bridei Mac Bili, and the Northumbrians, led by King Ecgfrith, on 20 May 685.
Aberlemno sculptured stones
…interpretation persisted well into the mid-19th century, some time after antiquarian George Chalmers identified Dunnichen as a possible site of the Battle of Dun Nechtain. While it was noted in 1955 by Robert Stevenson, keeper of the Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, that the helmets depicted on the stone were of a…
Dunnichen Moss. The body of water to the left is a modern pond
Loch Insh, possible site of Linn Garan. Dunachton is to the right of the photograph