http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/6939/details/collieburn/ This part of a cross slab is dated to the 9th/10th centuries AD. It was found in 1869 whilst making the railway near Kintradwell, Scotland. It is now housed in the museum at Dunrobin Castle. But why is there a swastika on it? I work there and none of the staff of the castle know why, I hope you can help me solve this.
The swastika is a fairly recurrent Indo-European symbol; they're quite prevalent in India, and they've even been seen in Italy, on depictions of Samnite warriors.
The swastika wasn't always a symbol of Nazi Germany. Like mentioned earlier, it's been used as a religious symbol for I think Hindu for quite some time. There's still North American/US architecture that used it pre-WWII as a sign of peace.