Drawing of faces of cross-slab. Publication drawing: p. 99.
DC 25251
Description Drawing of faces of cross-slab. Publication drawing: p. 99.
Date 1989
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number DC 25251
Category Prints and Drawings
Copies SC 394845
Scope and Content Pictish cross-slab 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 both faces of a cross-slab found at the Templehall malt-kiln in 1858. The front face is carved with a ring-headed cross flanked by a pair of figures. The back features two pairs of beasts - the upper pair shares the same head. 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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