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The Inveravon Pictish stones in their lit porch at the church, grey slabs carved with an eagle, discs and a crescent.
Morayshire

Inveravon Pictish Stones

Four carved Pictish stones from around 600 to 800, kept in the porch of Inveravon Parish Church above the meeting of the Spey and the Avon.

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Down a winding track near Ballindalloch, Inveravon Parish Church stands on a bluff above the Spey, close to where the Avon runs in.

The church keeps four stones carved by the Picts some twelve to fourteen hundred years ago.

For years they stood against the outside wall, but in 2011 they were moved into the church's old porch, where they are lit and sheltered from the weather. The largest, a slab of blue slate nearly two metres tall, carries a great eagle with a mirror case above it. It was once built into the foundations of an older church and was found, broken, when the church was rebuilt in 1806. Another shows a triple disc, a mirror and comb, and the curious crescent and V-rod.

The signs are modest, so look for the porch at the west end of the south wall.

A short drive awayBallindalloch Castle and GardensThe castle on the Avon close by.9 min by roadSee itTurreted grey castle with ivy-covered wing and yellow flag against a blue sky
Before you go

The stones stand in the old porch of the church, lit and sheltered.

Where
Inveravon Parish Church, near Ballindalloch.
Age
About 600 to 800.
Stones
Four.
Where it is

At Inveravon Parish Church near Ballindalloch, on a bluff above the Spey.

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