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Alexander Smail

The Scottish stone with 'Dobby lookalike' carving made 1,500 years before Harry Potter films

Historic Environment Scotland have shared an image of an ancient Pictish stone that it has described as a Dobby the House Elf "lookalike".

The Pabbay Stone is an ancient carved stone believed to date back to the 6th century. The 1,500-year-old stone is located on the tiny uninhabited island of Pabbay at the southern tip of the Outer Hebrides, on a small hill overlooking the nearby bay.

The historic stone is said to be the only one of its kind in the Western Isles, and one of only five in the Hebrides. According to archaeological database Canmore, it is marked with a "V-rod, a lunar crescent, and a flower", as well as a "crude cross" added at a later date.

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