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Publication Account
Date 1987
Event ID 1016947
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1016947
Although the back of the stone is worn and damaged, this remains an impressive cross-slab, and is particularly interesting for the lithe warrior striding purposefully alongside the shaft of the cross. His flowing cloak, small square shield and long spear are clearly visible. The cross itself is filled with interlace and key pattern, flanked at the top by angels and below, opposite the warrior, there are three animals including a fine stag. The stag and the two remaining cows (the tail and hind leg of a third is visible) on the back of the slab are all carved with spirals denoting their shoulder and hind-quarter muscles. There are also cloaked figures, a tree in a pot and symbols on the back, including the Pictish beast and a double disc and Z-rod. A rounded moulding separates the panels of designs.
Information from ‘Exploring Scotland’s Heritage: Fife and Tayside’, (1987).
