Weem 1 Description of stone
Event ID 1012843
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Early Medieval Carved Stones Project
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Weem 1 (St Cuthbert), Perthshire, cross-slab
Measurements: H 0.75m, W 0.37m, D 0.12m
Stone type: sandstone
Place of discovery: NN 8429 4979
Present location: within Weem Old Parish Church.
Evidence for discovery: none.
Present condition: battered and worn and missing its base. The lower part of the cross-shaft has also broken away.
Description
This irregularly shaped slab bears a plain cross carved in relief. The upper arm is slightly expanded and is carved in one with the shaft, while the side-arms are carved in slightly lower relief with rounded terminals.
Date: seventh or eighth century.
References:
Compiled by A Ritchie 2016
