The Farr Stone located outside The Strathnaver Museum, Bettyhill, Thurso, Scotland
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3416 x 5124 px | 28.9 x 43.4 cm | 11.4 x 17.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
10 May 2018Location:
Bettyhill, Thurso, UKMore information:
Class II Pictish Symbol Stone in Sutherland. Outside the Strathnaver Museum on the outskirts of the village of Bettyhill in the far north of Mainland Scotland is the Farr Stone, a prominent Pictish rectangular slab that stands in a vertical position a few yards west of the building. The basic design is a ringed cross, but this has been elaborated with decorated panels, blended with great skill to produce a harmonious whole. It probably dates from between 800 and 850 A.D. Despite local tradition, there is no mystery about its origin. It marks the grave of an important local, religious, or political personage. The three small rough stones that stand nearby are certainly gravestones and may well be of the same age.