Publication drawing; Meigle No. 26 (top)

Description Publication drawing; Meigle No. 26 (top)

Date 1989

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

Catalogue Number SC 397329

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of DC 25253

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 shows the upper surface of a grave-slab found in 1869. At the top, two beast-heads grasp an empty socket and form an interlace-filled border. Within is a heap of three coiled serpents, a square motif comprising twelve bosses, and two sea-horses. 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.

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