Building record MAB36073 - CAMUS'S CROSS
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Summary
Pictish symbol stone and site of a tumulus.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 148
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 5196 3790 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO53NW |
| Civil Parish | Monikie |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Pictish symbol stone and site of a tumulus. A tumulus was opened by Sir Patrick Maule about 1620. It was found to contain a skeleton, a bowl-shaped food vessel, and a broad, oval gold ring which Anderson suggests was a pommel mount for a bronze dagger, similar to that found at Gask Hill in Fife. An alternative identification for the ring is that it is part of an armlet. The urn and ring are in Brechin Castle. The Pictish Class III stone known as Camus's Cross (or Camus's Stone or Comuston Cross) stood on the tumulus originally, but now stands on a low 1m high mound, 7.5 m east-west x 4.4 m. The free-standing cross, of Old Red Sandstone, faces east-west and measures 2 m high with arms 0.8 m across and 0.2 m thick. The sculptures are best preserved on the east face and the north and south sides. It is quite weathered on the west face but the symbols are still discernible. The front is divided into three panels with the top and two side arms of the cross bearing the Crucifixion. Below this is a sagittarius, and below that again are scrolls of foliage. On the back of the cross it is again divided into three panels with the top and side arms showing Christ holding a book in the left hand and giving a benediction with the right, with an angel on either side. Below the two panels contain pairs of ecclesiastics or evangelists also carrying books. On the two sides are scrolls of foliage. The original tumulus was probably cleared away when the avenue from Panmure House to the Panmure Monument was made.
Period Notes
Pictish symbol stone and site of a tumulus. A tumulus was opened by Sir Patrick Maule about 1620.
AN/10, AN/10 (Photograph). SAB26438.
AN/11, AN/11 (Photograph). SAB26439.
AN/3148/PO, AN/3148/PO (Photograph). SAB26440.
AND/806/1/P, AND/806/1/P (Photograph). SAB26892.
B/61423, B/61423 (Photograph). SAB27058.
B/61995, B/61995 (Photograph). SAB26441.
B/80172/PO, B/80172/PO (Photograph). SAB26442.
B/80173/PO, B/80173/PO (Photograph). SAB26443.
B/80174/PO, B/80174/PO (Photograph). SAB26444.
B/80175/PO, B/80175/PO (Photograph). SAB26445.
B/80240/PO, B/80240/PO (Photograph). SAB26446.
D/08586, D/08586 (Photograph). SAB27200.
Stuart, J, 1856, 1, 26 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9258.
Jervise, A, 1859, Proc Soc Antiq scot 2, 447-8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB12047.
Warden, A J, 1880-5, [Untitled], Vol.1, 30-1; Vol.2, 402-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB10128.
Anderson, J, 1886, [Untitled], 66 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6311.
Allen and Anderson, J R and, 1903, [Untitled], 252 (Bibliographic reference). SAB12085.
Coutts, H, 1970, [Untitled], 55, no.7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB10875.
Taylor, J J, 1980, [Untitled], 90, no. An 16 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9853.
Henderson, I, 1983, [Untitled], 243, no.6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB12062.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 148;
- NMR Card Number: NO53NW3;
- NRHE Numlink: 34552;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO53NW0003;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM148 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/34552 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (20)
- --- SAB10128 Bibliographic reference: Warden, A J. 1880-5. [Untitled]. Vol.1, 30-1; Vol.2, 402-3.
- --- SAB10875 Bibliographic reference: Coutts, H. 1970. [Untitled]. 55, no.7.
- --- SAB12047 Bibliographic reference: Jervise, A. 1859. Proc Soc Antiq scot 2. 447-8.
- --- SAB12062 Bibliographic reference: Henderson, I. 1983. [Untitled]. 243, no.6.
- --- SAB12085 Bibliographic reference: Allen and Anderson, J R and. 1903. [Untitled]. 252.
- --- SAB26438 Photograph: AN/10. . AN/10.
- --- SAB26439 Photograph: AN/11. . AN/11.
- --- SAB26440 Photograph: AN/3148/PO. Polaroid. AN/3148/PO.
- --- SAB26441 Photograph: B/61995. . B/61995.
- --- SAB26442 Photograph: B/80172/PO. Polaroid. B/80172/PO.
- --- SAB26443 Photograph: B/80173/PO. Polaroid. B/80173/PO.
- --- SAB26444 Photograph: B/80174/PO. Polaroid. B/80174/PO.
- --- SAB26445 Photograph: B/80175/PO. Polaroid. B/80175/PO.
- --- SAB26446 Photograph: B/80240/PO. Polaroid. B/80240/PO.
- --- SAB26892 Photograph: AND/806/1/P. P. AND/806/1/P.
- --- SAB27058 Photograph: B/61423. . B/61423.
- --- SAB27200 Photograph: D/08586. . D/08586.
- --- SAB6311 Bibliographic reference: Anderson, J. 1886. [Untitled]. 66.
- --- SAB9258 Bibliographic reference: Stuart, J. 1856. 1. 26.
- --- SAB9853 Bibliographic reference: Taylor, J J. 1980. [Untitled]. 90, no. An 16.
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
May 29 2023 9:59AM
