Kirriemuir no.2 (no. 3 following Stuart's numbering). Reverse of cross-slab. From J Stuart, The Sculptured Stones of Scotland, i, pl.xlvi.
D 8545
Description Kirriemuir no.2 (no. 3 following Stuart's numbering). Reverse of cross-slab. From J Stuart, The Sculptured Stones of Scotland, i, pl.xlvi.
Date 1856
Collection Copies of illustrations from John Stuart, The Sculptured Stones of Scotland
Catalogue Number D 8545
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 346124
Scope and Content Cross-slab known as Kirriemuir 2 at Forfar, Angus This stone, along with one other, were discovered in 1787 in the foundations of an old church in Kirriemuir. They were placed in a cemetery and are now on display at the Meffan Institute in Forfar. This is a drawing of the stone which appeared in John Stuart's 1856 publication 'The Sculptured Stones of Scotland'. It shows two horsemen with spears, a hound and a stag. There is also a double-disc and Z-rod. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference Stuart, i, pl.xlvi
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