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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 back of Meigle no.2, an upright cross slab. |
| GeneralDescription |
At the top of the slab there is a horseman, on the right, with hounds and an angel above them, in front of him, on the left. |
| GeneralDescription |
Below this there are three horsemen riding abreast with another riding behind them, on the right. |
| GeneralDescription |
Below this, Daniel is in the lion's den (Old Testament, Daniel 6:18). The prophet is in the centre with two lions on either
side, and possibly a lion cub (?) above them on the left.
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| GeneralDescription |
Below this there is a centaur with an axe in each hand and a branch from a tree under his right arm. |
| GeneralDescription |
At the bottom there is a man, on the left, with a club over his right shoulder. In front of him, to the right, there is a
dragon seizing a horned beast by the nose.
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