Reference

Date 1903

Event ID 927977

Category Documentary Reference

Type Reference

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/927977

St Andrews Nos. 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, and 1E, are portions of an altar-tomb of sandstone in the shape of a rectangular box, constructed of four upright slabs (one at each corner), grooved vertically to receive the four inner slabs which form the panelled sides of the box. The upright corner-posts are 2 feet 4 inches high by from 1 foot 1 inch to 1 foot 2 inches wide and by from 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 inches thick; the middle front panel is 3 feet 6 inches long between the uprights by 2 feet 2 inches high by 3 1/2 inches thick. The complete tomb measures 5 feet 9 inches long by 2 feet 11 inches wide by 2 feet 4 icnhes high. One of the corner-posts, one of the long panels, and one of the short panels (with the exception of a small fragment) are missing. The existing portions are numbered as follows:-

No.1 - The long panel forming the middle of the front.

No.1A - The short panel forming the middle of the left end.

No.1B. - The upright corner-post on the right of the long panel of the front.

No.1C.- The upright corner-post on the left of the long panel of the front.

No.1D.- The upright corner-post on the left of the short panel of the left end.

No.1E.-A fragment of one of the missing panels.

J R Allen and J Anderson 1903