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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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