Publication drawing; Meigle No. 11, recumbent monument formerly built into the old church

Description Publication drawing; Meigle No. 11, recumbent monument formerly built into the old church

Date 1989

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 394849

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of DC 25241

Scope and Content Sculptured stone from Meigle, Perth and Kinross This stone is one of over thirty cross-slabs and sculptured stones found in or near the churchyard at Meigle. Most of the stones were discovered during the 19th century, many having been reused as building blocks in the church walls or a nearby kiln. This drawing shows one side of a grave-slab. It is carved with three horsemen. With the lead horseman is a hound, and behind them is a man grasping two serpents. All the figures are finely carved and are set within a heavy border. The carved stones at Meigle form one of the most important collections of Pictish and Early Christian sculpture in eastern Scotland. Most are carved in high relief, and a common theme is violence - between animals or men and animals. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference 100 A

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File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap