The triple disc is a
Pictish
Pictish is the extinct Brittonic language spoken by the Picts, the people of eastern and northern Scotland from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages. Virtually no direct attestations of Pictish remain, short of a limited number of geographic ...
symbol of unknown meaning, that is found on Class I and Class II
Pictish stones
A Pictish stone is a type of monumental stele, generally carved or incised with symbols or designs. A few have ogham inscriptions. Located in Scotland, mostly north of the Clyde-Forth line and on the Eastern side of the country, these stones ar ...
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The symbol is found in various combinations with other symbols, notably with the
crescent and v-rod. The symbol is constructed from a larger central circle flanked with two smaller circles on either side. It is sometimes shown with a "bar" bisecting all three circles.
Gallery
File:Aberlemno Churchyard Cross Slab 20090616.jpg, Aberlemno 2 rear face
Image:Glamis Stone front.jpg, Glamis Manse Stone
References
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Symbols on Pictish stones