Stackrue sandstone disc
- Title
- Stackrue sandstone disc
- Description
- Photograph of the The Stackrue sandstone disc with short twig Norse runes. Discovered in the Stackrue broch near Sternness, Orkney in 19th century. On display at Skail House (https://skaillhouse.co.uk/). Made of steatite (soapstone). Estimated to date back to 9th-10th century. The runes on the Stackrue sandstone disc remain mostly undeciphered, though the characters in the first quadrant can be interpreted to mean "god".
- Creator
- Mercian Migrant
- Identifier
- NM-00606-IMG001
- Date
- 27 August 2026
- Format
- image/jpeg
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rights Holder
- Mercian Migrant
- Publisher
- NorseMap App
Part of Stackrue sandstone disc