Dyce Symbol Stones

Dyce Symbol Stones is a carved stone near Dyce, Aberdeen City, Scotland.

What follows is drawn from published sources, with each claim labelled by how firmly it is established.

Cultural influences

Pictish symbol tradition — Dyce I, a Class I stone, bears incised Pictish symbols (the Pictish Beast and the double-disc-and-Z-rod).
Fusion of Pictish symbol and Christian cross — Dyce II is a Class II cross-slab carrying a Celtic cross with knotwork over Pictish symbols, alongside an ogham inscription.

Dyce I — a Class I stone with incised Pictish symbols: the Pictish Beast and the double-disc-and-Z-rod.
Dyce II — a Class II cross-slab with a Celtic cross of knotwork and a central spiral-work boss, with crescent-and-V-rod, double-disc-and-Z-rod and triple-disc-and-mirror-case symbols around the cross base.
The ogham inscription on the side of Dyce II, transliterated as EOTTASSARRHETODDEDDOTS MAQQ ROGODDADD.
The collection of two larger symbol stones plus several smaller sculptured stones, housed in a shelter within the ruined St Fergus's Chapel.

Location: 57.2293°N · 2.2082°W
Nearest settlement: Dyce
Access: Open access
Terrain: Easy going
Parking: Parking available nearby — see the official getting-here page.
Start point: 0.75m north of Kirkton off Aberdeen Airport ring road.
Best time: Open year-round.
Start point: St Fergus Church (Dyce Old Kirk) parking — Parking at the ruined St Fergus Church (Dyce Old Kirk), reached off the Aberdeen Airport ring road about 0.75 miles north of Kirkton.
Sat-nav: AB21 0HU