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.
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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