Building record MAB32696 - GLAMIS

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Summary

Pictish Symbol Stone.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Scheduled Monument 152

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Grid reference Centred NO 3857 4685 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Point
Map sheet NO34NE
Civil Parish Glamis
Authority Angus

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Pictish Symbol Stone. This circa 2.7m high cross-slab of Old Red Sandstone stands in the grounds of the manse (NO34NE0079). Early writers - Gordon (1726), Pennant (1776) and Knox, describe it as being in the churchyard, but it is possible that the churchyard once extended into the manse garden. The slab may have been moved, however, a number of holes at its base possibly indicating some sort of levering instruments being fitted to it. Traditionally, it was erected to commemorate the assassination of King Malcolm. The stone tapers towards the top which is pedimented. One side is incised with a serpent, a fish, and a mirror symbol, while the other bears an elaborate cross, the side panels beyond it containing a centaur, a dog- like beast, a pair of men fighting with axes, a doe's head, a cauldron (from which a pair of legs protrude) supported on a bar by two ring-handles, and a triple disc symbol. The stone was originally Class I and re-used later in the Class II period.


A/35080/CN, A/35080/CN (Photograph). SAB25391.

A/35080/CS, A/35080/CS (Photograph). SAB25390.

A/35081, A/35081 (Photograph). SAB25392.

A/35082, A/35082 (Photograph). SAB25393.

A/35083, A/35083 (Photograph). SAB25394.

A/35084/CT, A/35084/CT (Photograph). SAB25395.

A/35085/CT, A/35085/CT (Photograph). SAB25396.

A/35522, A/35522 (Photograph). SAB25397.

A/84139/CS, A/84139/CS (Photograph). SAB25398.

A/84140/CS, A/84140/CS (Photograph). SAB25399.

AN/1052, AN/1052 (Photograph). SAB25400.

AN/1053, AN/1053 (Photograph). SAB25401.

AN/1054, AN/1054 (Photograph). SAB25746.

AN/1587, AN/1587 (Photograph). SAB25402.

AN/1588, AN/1588 (Photograph). SAB25403.

AN/3149/PO, AN/3149/PO (Photograph). SAB25404.

AND/812/1/P, AND/812/1/P (Photograph). SAB25660.

AND/812/2/P, AND/812/2/P (Photograph). SAB25405.

B/61421, B/61421 (Photograph). SAB25747.

B/80112/PO, B/80112/PO (Photograph). SAB25406.

B/80113/PO, B/80113/PO (Photograph). SAB25661.

B/80114/PO, B/80114/PO (Photograph). SAB25662.

B/80115/PO, B/80115/PO (Photograph). SAB25407.

B/80634/PO/CN, B/80634/PO/CN (Photograph). SAB25408.

B/80635/PO/CN, B/80635/PO/CN (Photograph). SAB25409.

B/83792/S, B/83792/S (Photograph). SAB25663.

B/94842/PO, B/94842/PO (Photograph). SAB25410.

C/48000, C/48000 (Photograph). SAB25791.

C/59033, C/59033 (Photograph). SAB25793.

C/59034, C/59034 (Photograph). SAB25792.

D/08583, D/08583 (Photograph). SAB25821.

D/88415/S, D/88415/S (Photograph). SAB25824.

D/88416/S, D/88416/S (Photograph). SAB25825.

Gordon, A, 1726, [Untitled], 163 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11765.

Pennant, T, 1774, [Untitled], vol. ii, p. 173 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6507.

OSA, 1791-9, [Untitled], vol. 3 (1792), 126 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9534.

Chalmers, P, 1848, [Untitled], pl. 11 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6155.

Stuart, J, 1856, 1, 26 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9245.

Jervise, A, 1859, Proc Soc Antiq Scot 2, 247-8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB12039.

Allen and Anderson, J R and, 1903, [Untitled], pt. 3, 221-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11986.

Stirton, J, 1913, [Untitled], 12 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9861.

Henderson, I, 1960, Proc Soc Antiq Scot 91, 60 (Bibliographic reference). SAB12054.

Feachem, R W, 1963, [Untitled], 195 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11712.

Angus-Butterworth, L M, 1967, Trans Anc Mons Soc New Ser 14, 54-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9015.

Coutts, H, 1970, [Untitled], 58, no. 14 (Bibliographic reference). SAB10686.

Feachem, R W, 1977, [Untitled], 195-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11721.

RCAHMS, 1983, [Untitled], 20, no. 147 (ii) (Bibliographic reference). SAB8627.

Jackson, A, 1984, [Untitled] (Bibliographic reference). SAB11898.

Ritchie, J N G, 1985, [Untitled], 16 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9291.

Mack, A, 1997, [Untitled], 65 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11537.

FRASER, I, 2008, THE PICTISH SYMBOL STONES OF SCOTLAND, 54-55 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2523.

Jun 13 2013 , AAS-GR-13-06-236, 237, AAS-GR-13-06-236, 237 (Ground Photograph). SAB34893.

Other Statuses/References

  • Authority: ANG;
  • HES Scheduled Monument Number: 152;
  • NMR Card Number: NO34NE2;
  • NRHE Numlink: 32067;
  • Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO34NE0002;

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Sources/Archives (52)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Coutts, H. 1970. [Untitled]. 58, no. 14.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Mack, A. 1997. [Untitled]. 65.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Feachem, R W. 1963. [Untitled]. 195.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Feachem, R W. 1977. [Untitled]. 195-6.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Gordon, A. 1726. [Untitled]. 163.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Jackson, A. 1984. [Untitled].
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Allen and Anderson, J R and. 1903. [Untitled]. pt. 3, 221-3.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Jervise, A. 1859. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 2. 247-8.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Henderson, I. 1960. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 91. 60.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: FRASER, I. 2008. THE PICTISH SYMBOL STONES OF SCOTLAND. 54-55.
  • --- Photograph: A/35080/CS. CS. A/35080/CS.
  • --- Photograph: A/35080/CN. Colour Negative. A/35080/CN.
  • --- Photograph: A/35081. . A/35081.
  • --- Photograph: A/35082. . A/35082.
  • --- Photograph: A/35083. . A/35083.
  • --- Photograph: A/35084/CT. Colour Transparency. A/35084/CT.
  • --- Photograph: A/35085/CT. Colour Transparency. A/35085/CT.
  • --- Photograph: A/35522. . A/35522.
  • --- Photograph: A/84139/CS. CS. A/84139/CS.
  • --- Photograph: A/84140/CS. CS. A/84140/CS.
  • --- Photograph: AN/1052. . AN/1052.
  • --- Photograph: AN/1053. . AN/1053.
  • --- Photograph: AN/1587. . AN/1587.
  • --- Photograph: AN/1588. . AN/1588.
  • --- Photograph: AN/3149/PO. Polaroid. AN/3149/PO.
  • --- Photograph: AND/812/2/P. P. AND/812/2/P.
  • --- Photograph: B/80112/PO. Polaroid. B/80112/PO.
  • --- Photograph: B/80115/PO. Polaroid. B/80115/PO.
  • --- Photograph: B/80634/PO/CN. PO/CN. B/80634/PO/CN.
  • --- Photograph: B/80635/PO/CN. PO/CN. B/80635/PO/CN.
  • --- Photograph: B/94842/PO. Polaroid. B/94842/PO.
  • --- Photograph: AND/812/1/P. P. AND/812/1/P.
  • --- Photograph: B/80113/PO. Polaroid. B/80113/PO.
  • --- Photograph: B/80114/PO. Polaroid. B/80114/PO.
  • --- Photograph: B/83792/S. S. B/83792/S.
  • --- Photograph: AN/1054. . AN/1054.
  • --- Photograph: B/61421. . B/61421.
  • --- Photograph: C/48000. . C/48000.
  • --- Photograph: C/59034. . C/59034.
  • --- Photograph: C/59033. . C/59033.
  • --- Photograph: D/08583. . D/08583.
  • --- Photograph: D/88415/S. S. D/88415/S.
  • --- Photograph: D/88416/S. S. D/88416/S.
  • --- Ground Photograph: Jun 13 2013 . AAS-GR-13-06-236, 237. Digital. AAS-GR-13-06-236, 237.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Chalmers, P. 1848. [Untitled]. pl. 11.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Pennant, T. 1774. [Untitled]. vol. ii, p. 173.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1983. [Untitled]. 20, no. 147 (ii).
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Angus-Butterworth, L M. 1967. Trans Anc Mons Soc New Ser 14. 54-6.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Stuart, J. 1856. 1. 26.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Ritchie, J N G. 1985. [Untitled]. 16.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: OSA. 1791-9. [Untitled]. vol. 3 (1792), 126.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Stirton, J. 1913. [Untitled]. 12.

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