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PICARDY STONE (Sculptured) Picardy Stone (Sculptured) Mr. James Smith. Mill of Wardes.
Mr. A. Roger, Sen. [Senior] Insch
Mr. A Roger. Jun. [Junior] Insch
035 The stone at Insch is situated on the farm of Myreton in the Parish of Insch, and is known in the country as "The Picardy Stone". It was dug about in 1856, and was found to stand on a cairn about 6 feet in diameter, and extending about 3 feet below the surface. on the south side of the stone, (on which the figures are cut) and distant from it about 3 feet was found a grave, lying east & west, and about 7 feet in length. It lay at a depth of rather more than 5 feet under the surface: first 6 inches of mould . then 2½ feet of loose stones, and below them about 2½ feet of loose loamy sand. The sides of the grave went down down several feet into a very compact and hard subsoil. No remains of any sort were discovered in the grave, nor was there any sign of its having ever been disturbed before. Among the stones at the top was a very small quantity of the usual black mould, and some of the stones were marked by fire, but these appearances were slight.
A Spot called "The Piccardy Heugh" is on the other side of the Hill of Dunnydeer from this stone, on a hill, about ½ a mile to the west of the stone is a Druidical Circle, and others are in the neighbourhood. [Extracts from "Sculptured Stones of Scotland". Vol: [Volume]: 1 published by the Spalding Club 1856.]

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Aberdeenshire -- Parish of Insch

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