Aberlemno serpent stone

A Pictish symbol stone carved with a serpent, double disc and mirror, standing by the roadside.

600 to 800 CE · Aberlemno, Angus, Scotland · CTF-ICO-000001

Line drawing of a serpent above a double disc and a mirror symbol on a standing stone.

About this record

Class I Pictish stone, carved on unshaped rock in the seventh or eighth century. The serpent, double disc and Z-rod and the mirror and comb are among the commonest Pictish symbols and their meaning is not known.

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Time: 600 to 800 CE (±100 years)
Precision: Century
Dated by: Stylistic
Time bands: Holocene
Location: Aberlemno, Angus, Scotland · Exact location
Place: Aberlemno (site)
Verification: Expert verified
Sensitivity: Open

Rights and source

Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution: Photographer via Wikimedia Commons (illustrative placeholder image)
Rights holder: Photographer via Wikimedia Commons (illustrative)
Source: Wikimedia Commons (retrieved 2026-09-01)
Access: Hosted copy on this site
Cite as: Chronos Terra Foundation (2026). Aberlemno serpent stone. CTF-ICO-000001.

Registry entry

Identifier: CTF-ICO-000001 (persistent; never reused)
Registered: 2026-09-01
Version: 237b1209e8c7 (content hash; changes when the record changes)
Status: Published, validated and privacy-audited
Machine-readable: JSON for this record · Full registry