Drawing of fragment of cross-slab. Publication drawing: Inventory p. 101

Description Drawing of fragment of cross-slab. Publication drawing: Inventory p. 101

Date 1989

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

Catalogue Number DC 25255

Category Prints and Drawings

Copies SC 394859

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 the lower portion of an upright cross-slab. The shaft of the cross is undecorated but it is flanked by panels of keywork, and has a panel of spiral ornament below it. 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.

Scale 1:10

Medium Ink

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