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Latitude: 56.6381 / 56°38'17"N
Longitude: -2.9784 / 2°58'42"W
OS Eastings: 340083
OS Northings: 750018
OS Grid: NO400500
Mapcode National: GBR VK.9VGH
Mapcode Global: WH7QK.6DYZ
Entry Name: St Orland's Stone, Glamis
Scheduled Date: 16 November 1923
Last Amended: 9 January 1998
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM90270
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Crosses and carved stones: cross slab
Location: Glamis
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Kirriemuir and Dean
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises a cross slab of Pictish date. It is set within an enclosing fence and is in the care of the Secretary of State for Scotland. It is being re-scheduled to clarify and slightly extend the protected area.
The monument comprises a rectangular, upright cross slab dating to the eighth or ninth centuries AD. It measures some 2.4m high by about 0.8m wide at the base, tapering slightly towards the top, by about 0.25m thick. On one face is a full length cross carved in relief, together with a variety of interlaced patterns. On the reverse are several Pictish symbols and figures including a rare depiction of a manned boat. Excavations in 1855 uncovered several burials around the base of the stone.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the stone and the enclosure within which it lies. It is rectangular, measuring 5m ENE-WSW by 4m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract. The boundaries are formed by the edge of the modern enclosure. Above-ground components of this enclosure are excluded from the scheduling.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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