User:Catfish Jim and the soapdish/Double Disc (Pictish symbol)

The Double disc is a Pictish symbol found on Class I and Class II Pictish standing stones, in caves, and on certain Pictish artefacts, including decorated metal ornaments, brooches, Pictish chains and steatite discs.

The double disc can be found with or without overlain Z-rod, usually in combination with other Pictish symbols. They can occasionally be found in multiples, either including two double discs with Z-rods, as is the case on the Torgorm fragment now situated in Inverness museum, and with combinations of double discs with and without Z-rods, as is the case with Monifieth I, now situated in the National Museum of Scotland.

Double Disc

Clach a' Charridh, Landward side

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Locations of Double Disc symbols:

– Clear Double Disc; – Possible; – Portable artifact

Aberdeenshire

Huntly (now weathered) Logie Elphinstone

Fife

Westfield, Falkland. Wemyss caves.

Angus

Edzell I Monifieth I St Vigeans IV Woodwrae

Caithness

Ulbster

Inverness

Drumbuie I

Ross

Clachna Charridh, Shandwick

Sutherland

Golspie

Orkney

Pool, Sanday

Perth and Kinross

Wester Fowlis Inchyra Logierait Longforgan

Double disc and Z-rod

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Locations:

– Clear Double Disc and Z-rods; – Possible; – Portable artifact

All stones

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Locations:

– Pictish symbol location

Angus

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Locations:

– Pictish symbol location

Gallery

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  Whitecleugh chain, one of ten known to exist, dating from between 400 and 800 AD
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  Aberlemno III double disc and Z-rod and crescent and V-rod