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| RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
| ISODate |
2002-06-12 |
| Date |
12 June 2002 |
| PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
| County |
Perthshire |
| Townland |
Meigle |
| OSMapRef |
NO 285445 (328500, 744500) |
| Area |
Scotland |
| GeneralContext |
General View of Meigle no.2, an upright cross slab. |
| Location |
Church of Meigle |
| GeneralContext |
Stone type: Old Red Sandstone |
| Dimensions |
8'1'' high by 3'3'' wide, and 6'' thick. |
| GeneralDescription |
This shows the front of Meigle no.2, an upright cross slab. |
| GeneralDescription |
The cross is in the middle and extends for the full length of the slab. The head is ornamented with a raised boss surrounded
by eight smaller bosses. There are four smaller bosses on each arm, and two on each quadrant of the ring connecting the arms.
|
| GeneralDescription |
On the shaft there are three pairs of beasts facing each other, one above the other. The details, particularly on the lowest
one, are hard to make out.
|
| GeneralDescription |
On the left of the shaft there are three figures (?). |
| GeneralDescription |
On the right of the shaft there are three beasts with convoluted bodies, one above the other. |
