Kirriemuir, High Street, Old Parish Church
Cross Slab (Early Medieval)
Site Name Kirriemuir, High Street, Old Parish Church
Classification Cross Slab (Early Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Kirriemuir No.10; Bank Street; Barony Parish Churchyard
Canmore ID 319739
Site Number NO35SE 3.07
NGR NO 38644 53915
NGR Description Centred on NO 38644 53915
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Angus
- Parish Kirriemuir
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
Kirriemuir 10 (St Mary), Angus, cross-slab fragment
Measurements: H 0.45m, W 0.43m, D 0.09m
Stone type: red sandstone
Place of discovery: NO 3864 3591
Present location: Meffan Museum and Gallery, Forfar
Evidence for discovery
Present condition:
Description
This is part of the base of a cross-slab, carved in relief with the foot of a cross-shaft and its adjacent left-hand panel, separated by a roll moulding. Both panels contain interlaced cords with median incised lines.
Date range: ninth or tenth century.
Primary references: RCAHMS 2003.
Desk-based information compiled by A Ritchie 2017
