Aberlemno Pictish cross-slab symbol stone.
SC 337151
Description Aberlemno Pictish cross-slab symbol stone.
Date 1986
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 337151
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of A 35027 CT
Scope and Content Symbol stone known as Aberlemno 2 at Aberlemno, Angus Aberlemno 2 stands in the churchyard where it was originally found. Both faces are covered with relief carving. One side has a cross slab and the other shows a battle scene. This is a view of the E face. It shows a battle scene with horsemen and foot-soldiers. Above are two Pictish symbols - a notched-rectangle and Z-rod and a triple-disc and bar. The carvings are framed by two serpents. Aberlemno is near the site of the battle of Nechtansmere (Dunnichen), where in AD 685 the Picts defeated the Northumbrian army. The stone may have been erected about a century later to commemorate the victory. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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