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Through various
research I have found that the incised Pictish stone known as Tilytarmont 3 was possibly the stone that
was discovered by Dr Grant of Huntly in the Spring of 1867. Dr Grant unfortunately died
only a few months later and information regarding the stone and it's position was
scant. The stone was rediscovered in 1954 by Mr Whyness Riddoch of
Whitestones, Rothiemay
and Mr James Forbes lying covered in undergrowth beside the pathway to the old wooden
Avochie suspension bridge (sadly no longer there) that crosses the River Deveron at Donaldson
Hough. Later on that same year (1954) and by the permission of the Huntly Historian the
stone was removed in case of further damage to the garden of Whitestones, Rothiemay where
it still remains. The stone is badly weathered but shows the incised Crescent, Z rod and
Concentric Rings. |
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