Fortingall Churchyard
Cross Incised Stone(S) (Early Medieval)
Site Name Fortingall Churchyard
Classification Cross Incised Stone(S) (Early Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Fortingall No 6; Fortingall No 7
Canmore ID 24998
Site Number NN74NW 41.01
NGR NN 742 470
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/24998
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Fortingall
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
Fortingall 6 (Coeti of Iona), Perthshire, cross-slab
Measurements: H 1.41m, W 0.41m
Stone type: brown schist
Place of discovery: NN 7416 4701
Present location: lying recumbent in churchyard.
Evidence for discovery: found in 1991.
Present condition: broken into two and worn.
Description
The slab bears an incised triple cross consisting of three equal-armed crosses set one above the other in a continuous line. At some late time the slab was re-used as a recumbent graveslab, and the letters D M G are lightly incised at the lower end.
Date: seventh to ninth century.
References: DES 1991, 72; Robertson 1997, 141.
Compiled by A Ritchie 2016
Fortingall 7 (Coeti of Iona), Perthshire, recumbent cross-slab
Measurements: H 1.52m, W 0.48m
Stone type: blue-grey schist
Place of discovery: NN 7416 4701
Present location: lying recumbent in churchyard.
Evidence for discovery: found in 1991.
Present condition: good.
Description
This tapering slab bears two incised equal-armed crosses with an incised depiction resembling an axe between them. This may have been a recumbent slab from the start.
Date: uncertain.
References: DES 1991, 72; Robertson 1997, 142.
Compiled by A Ritchie 2016
Fortingall 9 (Coeti of Iona), Perthshire, recumbent cross-slab
Measurements: H 1.78m, W 0.36m, D 0.03m
Stone type: blue-grey schist
Place of discovery: NN 7416 4701
Present location: lying outside the church to the east of the porch.
Evidence for discovery: found in 2004 by John Borland on the south churchyard wall.
Present condition: broken into three fragments and one corner missing.
Description
The upper surface of this slab is carved with three sunken equal-armed crosses arranged along its long axis.
Date: seventh to ninth century.
References: DES 2004, 104-5; Halliday & Borland 2012.
Compiled by A Ritchie 2016
Fortingall 10 (Coeti of Iona), Perthshire, recumbent cross-slab
Measurements: H 1.57m, W 0.63m, D 0.11m
Stone type: brown-grey schist
Place of discovery: NN 7416 4701
Present location: held upright by brackets against the south wall of the church.
Evidence for discovery: found in 2004 on the south churchyard wall.
Present condition: one end is missing.
Description
The upper surface of this slab is carved with three sunken equal-armed crosses arranged along its long axis.
Date: seventh to ninth century.
References: DES 2004, 104-5; Halliday & Borland 2012.
Compiled by A Ritchie 2016
Fortingall 11 (Coeti of Iona), Perthshire, cross-incised slab
Measurements: H 0.44m, W 0.51m
Stone type: schist
Place of discovery: NN 7416 4701
Present location: re-used as a coping stone on the south churchyard wall.
Evidence for discovery: found in 2004 on the south churchyard wall.
Present condition: trimmed for re-use.
Description
One broad face is incised with a simple linear cross.
Date: seventh to ninth century.
References: DES 2004, 104-5; Halliday & Borland 2012.
Compiled by A Ritchie 2016
Fortingall 12 (Coeti of Iona), Perthshire, cross-slab
Measurements: H 1.09m, W 0.38m, D 0.12m
Stone type: schist
Place of discovery: NN 7416 4701
Present location: on a low wall to the west of the yew tree.
Evidence for discovery: found in 2004 in the churchyard.
Present condition: battered and worn.
Description
This tapering slab bears on one broad face a lightly incised outline cross.
Date: seventh to ninth century.
References: Halliday & Borland 2012.
Compiled by A Ritchie 2016
NN74NW 41.01 742 470
Additional stones located in 1991 comprised:
(1) A rough slab, probably Early Christian in date, lying near the church. It is split unequally into two pieces, and has a worn cross of unusual form incised in the centre. The cross has a single upright stroke, crossed by three transoms. The initials DMG have been added to one end of the stone at some point. Length of slab c135cm; length of cross 30cm.
(2) A tapered slab of uncertain date, incised with a realistic outline representation of a short-hafted axe or hatchet between two simple, roughly equal-armed crosses. This stone is 152cm long and has a maximum breadth of 48cm.
N M Robertson 1991.
