Sueno’s Stone — Attraction in Scotland

This is one of Scotland's largest standing stones. However it is neither Neolithic nor Bronze Age but Pictish. One side is an evidently militaristic commemoration and on the other a knotwork Celtic cross. It is not known if the two sides were executed at the same time. What we can say is that the stone itself, is sandstone and seems to have been heavily eroded before it fell into peaty ground which preserved it as it is now. There are obvious Christian symbols on the stone and evidence og Ogham inscriptions indicating possible Gaelic influence. All in all an extremely important piece of...

a little about the Sueno’s Stone it is a gigantic Pictish cross-slab measuring 7m tall. Its carvings are ornate and unique. We see here a rare and complex narrative depiction of a battle, and a wholly unique scene interpreted as a royal inauguration. The stone would have once overlooked the marshy floodplains of the rivers Mosse and Findhorn. Unusually, it’s still associated with the place it was first erected, though we know little of its wider context. all the family can see this its easy to park its on a side street camera needed its amazing to see standing next to. well...

Fantastic history behind this stone, the largest Pictish to exist. Would highly recommend visiting if you enjoy Pictish history.

Sueno’s Stone is the largest surviving Cross Slab Pictish Stone in Scotland, measuring at 6.5 metres in height where on one side it depicts a scene of battle featuring 9 mounted warriors and warriors travelling on foot, warriors battling a Broch and a pile of corpses, and on the other side is a large Celtic Cross with interlaced Celtic Knots. It is believed the stone was carved in memory of King Dubh Maíl Coluim, an early King of Alba (928 -...