
The project was carried out in partnership with
Before the refurbishment, the stones were displayed in rows, some partly embedded in concrete, in a building created to protect them in the early twentieth century. The new museum uses the latest methods to support the stones without damaging them and ensures that visitors can move round them and view all their significant markings. Conservation work for the project also led to the translation of 1,000-year-old runes on one stone which implored the reader to “pray for Hwitu”, the name of a tenth century local woman. |
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