Region : Grampian District : Kincardine & Deeside Town or village : Stonehaven Grid Reference : NO 823 907 Period :   Prehistory, Pictish time  Auquhollie (Lang Stane) STANDING STONE, OGHAM INSCRIPTION

This rectangular quartzose gneiss monolith, 2.3m in height, was once probably part of a stone circle. On the south-east corner (the righthand one in the photo), there is a complete and well preserved ogham inscription. It says "AVUO ANNUNAO UATE DOVENI" that can be translated in "Avuo Anunao, soothsayer of Dovenio". On the north-east face of the stone there is also a Pictish symbol, a double-disc connected by a cross-bar. It is one of the oldest standing stones with ogham inscriptions in Scotland.

Other single standing stones ------------------ Auquhollie Barnhouse Stone Beacharra Borvemore Busta Caiystane Camus nan Geall Clach an Trushal Clach Mhic Leòid Clach Mhic Mhios Comet Stone Kintraw Skellister (Auld Wife) Stone of Setter Strontoiller Tingwall (Murder Stone) Watch Stone Other sites in Grampian ---------------------- Aikey Brae Aquhorthies Auquhollie Balquhain Berrybrae Broomend of Crichie Cothiemuir Wood Cullerlie Culsh Easter Aquhorthies Eslie the Greater Eslie the Lesser Glassel Lagmore West (Upper Lagmore) Loanhead of Daviot Memsie Midmar Kirk Nine Stanes (Garrol Wood) Old Keig Raedykes South Ythsie Strichen Sunhoney Tomnaverie Tyrebagger (Dyce)