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Goose Stone

The Goose Stone is a Class I symbol stone which is carved with a bird, often interpreted as a goose, above a mirror and mirror case.

The stone was discovered while ploughing a field called Donaldstone Haugh on North Tillytarmont farm shortly before 1867, on a promontory at the confluence of the Isla and Deveron. It is one of five stones found in the same field in the vicinity of a square cairn, the others being Tillytartmont 2, Tillytartmont 3, Tillytartmont 5 and Tillytartmont 6.

In the late 19th century the stone was built into the wall of a steading close to the north-east corner of the farmhouse at North Tillytarmont at NJ 5297 4645 before being removed and transferred to the Marischal Museum in Aberdeen in 1979.

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Alternative names for Goose Stone

Tillytarmont 1

Where is Goose Stone?

Goose Stone is in the parish of Cairnie and the county of Aberdeenshire.

Grid reference: NJ 533 473

Lat / long: 57.513914, -2.780335

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OS map 425
Huntly & Cullen (Portsoy & Aberchirder)
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Weather at Goose Stone

19°C
max 20°C / min 13°C
11km/h NNE
1031mb
56%
7%
03:26 20:50

Clear sky
Weather observed at Huntly at 16:05
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References (books)

The Pictish Guide
Elizabeth Sutherland
Edinburgh, 1997

References (websites)

Canmore

Pictish stones near Goose Stone

Tillytarmont 5 Class I symbol stone

0.1km away

Tillytarmont 6 Class I symbol stone

0.2km away

Tillytarmont 2 Class I symbol stone

0.2km away

Tillytarmont 3 Class I symbol stone

0.2km away

Rothiemay Class I symbol stone

2.0km away

North Redhill Class I symbol stone

2.7km away

Huntly 1 Class I symbol stone

7.4km away

Leys of Dummuies Class I symbol stone

10.0km away

Hillhead of Clatt Class I symbol stone

17.6km away
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Pictish sites near Goose Stone

Gaulcross hoard

16.6km away

Burghead fort

47.7km away

Parkhill silver chain

49.4km away

Nigg silver chain

60.6km away

Dunnicaer fort

71.5km away

Torvean silver chain

87.7km away

Norrie's Law hoard

140.4km away

Traprain Law silver chain

172.4km away

Haddington silver chain

173.7km away
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Pictish placenames near Goose Stone

Pitlurg

9.9km away

Aberchirder

10.4km away

Aberlour

27.0km away

Pittodrie

28.5km away

Pitcaple

28.7km away

Pitfichie

33.9km away

Aberdour

39.0km away

Pitmedden

39.9km away

Pitsligo

44.9km away
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Ancient sites near Goose Stone

Raich stone circle

9.3km away

Boghead souterrain

18.0km away

Blairshinnoch souterrain

18.5km away

Lower Inchdrewer souterrains

18.6km away

Loanhead of Daviot stone circle

28.2km away

Castle of Findon fort

31.1km away

East Aquhorthies stone circle

33.1km away

Cullykhan fort

35.8km away

Sheldon stone circle

36.5km away
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Castles near Goose Stone

Avochie Castle

0.8km away

Rothiemay Castle (site of)

2.3km away

Ruthven motte (possible)

2.4km away

Auchanachie Castle

3.5km away

Mayen Castle

4.1km away

Tillydown Castle (site of)

5.2km away

Cobairdy Castle

5.6km away

Conzie Castle

6.6km away

Huntly Castle

6.6km away
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Accommodation near Goose Stone

Mannoch Hill Cottage
bed and breakfastHuntly
2.2km away
Craighurst Guest House
bed and breakfastKeith
10.9km away
Castle of Park
bed and breakfast, caféCornhill
11.2km away
The Boyne Hotel
hotelPortsoy
19.6km away
Harbour View House
hotelPortsoy
19.7km away
The Fife Arms Hotel
hotelTurriff
19.9km away
Cullen Bay Hotel
hotelBuckie
20.2km away
Miltown House B&B
bed and breakfastPyke
21.8km away
Fife Lodge Hotel
hotelBanff
21.9km away
Delgatie Castle
bed and breakfast, self-catering apartments, caféTurriff
22.3km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Goose Stone

Dean's of Huntly
caféHuntly
7.7km away
Castle of Park
bed and breakfast, caféCornhill
11.2km away
Rockpool Café
caféCullen
19.9km away
Delgatie Castle
bed and breakfast, self-catering apartments, caféTurriff
22.3km away
Baxters Fochabers
caféFochabers
22.9km away
Fiddichside Inn
barCraigellachie
24.0km away
Macdonald Pittodrie House
hotel, bar, restaurantInverurie
28.5km away
Meldrum House Hotel
hotel, restaurant barOldmeldrum
33.3km away
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hotel, restaurantElgin
33.7km away
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hotel, restaurantOldmeldrum
34.0km away
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Published on the 9th of May 2018 at 12:33 pm. Updated on the 12th of April 2019 at 1:38 pm.

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