Knocknagael Boar Stone
Highland Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness
Knocknagael Boar Stone
Examine a remarkably animated carving of a boar on this early Pictish carved stone.
The Knocknagael Boar Stone is a large Pictish carving dating to about AD 600, dominated by the image of a wild boar. It’s emphasised by spirals and spiky bristles, and surrounded by Pictish symbols.
The stone once stood at a farm on the outskirts on Inverness, but can now be viewed at the Highland Council’s headquarters.
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