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    Monuments: I
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    1. Ilam
    2. Ilkley
    3. Ilkley
    4. Ilkley
    5. Ilkley
    6. Ilkley
    7. Ilkley
    8. Ilkley
    9. Ilkley
    10. Ilkley
    11. Ilkley
    12. Inchbrayock (Rossie Island) Cross Slab
    13. Ingleby
    14. Ingleby
    15. Ingleby
    16. Inglesham
    17. Iona, Eochoid stone cross.
    18. Iona, St. John's Cross, East face.
    19. Iona, St. John's Cross, west view.
    20. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. East Face, Close up.
    21. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. East Face, General View.
    22. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. West Face, close up of Abraham and Isaac
    23. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. West Face, detailed view of Abraham and Isaac panel, with top of David's head.
    24. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. West Face, detailed view of cross head and left arm
    25. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. West Face, detailed view of cross head Blessed Virgin Mary
    26. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. West Face, detailed view of top panel of shaft, Daniel in the lion's den.
    27. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. West Face, Detail of lowest ornamental panel, and David and Goliath panel.
    28. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. West Face, Detail of Psalmist, David and Goliath, and top of lower panel.
    29. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. West Face, Detail of Psalmist and David and Goliath.
    30. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. West Face, detail of top arm and centre cross head
    31. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. West Face, General View.
    32. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. West Face, General View. Top.
    33. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. West Face, lower scene, detail of David and Goliath panel, left side.
    34. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. West Face, lower three figure scene
    35. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. West Face, right of lower scene.
    36. Iona, St. Martin's Cross. West Face, top half of shaft
    37. Iona, St. Matthew's Cross, East face.
    38. Iona, St. Oran's Cross, detail on shaft.
    39. Iona, St. Oran's Cross, detail on the front of left arm.
    40. Iona, St. Oran's Cross, front of upper arm.
    41. Iona, Stone with carved ship.
    42. Iona, Stone with carved ship.
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1. Inchbrayock (Rossie Island) Cross Slab

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RecordAuthor Orla Murphy
ISODate 2002-06-06
Date 6 June 2002
PictureCredit Jane Hawkes
County Forfarshire
Townland Originally found on Rossie Island in the middle of the South Esk
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Area Scotland
GeneralContext Upright Rectangular Cross Slab
Location Montrose Museum
GeneralContext Stone type: Old Red Sandstone
Dimensions 2'6" high, 1' 7'' wide, 2" thick.
GeneralDescription Upright rectangular cross slab, expanding in width towards the top
Back A single panel, upper left: a reptile; right, a double disc symbol; a man on horseback with shield, spear and sword; beast with feet curling underneath; a hound; another animal with feet curled beneath it; a beast with curling tail; and a reptile like that on the other edge of the slab; at bottom is an unarmed figure with another figure with long hair (Susanna and the Philistine); right hand corner of the slab a prostrate figure, legs doubled up.

  1. Stuart, J., The Sculptured Stones of Scotland1st, Spalding Club, Aberdeen and Edinburgh (1856-1867) Plate 68, Volume 1Stone, Sculpture, Scotland, History, Archaeology.
  2. Allen, J. R., Anderson, J., The Early Christian Monuments of Scotland1st, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh (1903) Descriptions, Stone, Sculpture, Monuments, Scotland.