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Caithness Field Club Bulletin
THE SCULPTURED STONES OF CAITHNESS
A survey by Tim Blackie and Colin Macaulay
Reference Number: SSC/24

Name: Thurso

Description: Rune-incised Cross

Present Location: Thurso Museum

Original Location: St Peter's Church

ND 1201 6865

Other Documentation: BEAT p27
  ECMS iii p37
  IMCC No446
Dimensions: Length 2 feet 9 inches
  Breadth 6 inches
  Width 1½ inches

Notes: This stone dates to the period of Norse domination, bearing in Runic characters a dedication to one 'Ingulf'. It was found associated with a burial at the above church in 1896.