Find Spot record MAB49558 - CASTLE OF FIDDES

Part of the head of a Celtic cross-slab was found during renovations to farm out-buildings at Castle of Fiddes, where it was thought to remain until it was discovered by the RCAHMS in 2006 that the fragment was no longer at the castle but had been removed to Devon.

Part of the head of a Celtic cross-slab was found during renovations to farm out-buildings at Castle of Fiddes, where it was thought to remain until it was discovered by the RCAHMS in 2006 that the fragment was no longer at the castle but had been removed to Devon. The RCAHMS recorded and drew the fragment. It is of coarse-grained red sandstone with dimensions of 275mm wide, 290mm high and 110mm thick. The front has the top right hand corner of a cross with round hollows in the angles, with spiral terminals and a connecting ring. The cross is filled with interlace. The cross stops before the top of the stone, which is round-headed. The back has only remains of a broad margin visible, but other carving seems to have once been present. There is no carving on the surviving edge of the slab. In size (circa 80cm high and 40cm wide) and stylistically it is closer to stones from Angus rather than Aberdeenshire. The presence of this type of carved stone could indicate an early medieval site being in the vicinity.

BORLAND, J., 2006, CASTLE OF FIDDES CROSS-SLAB, PGS 1-2 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2264.

PAS NEWSLETTER

PICTISH ARTS SOCIETY, 2006, NEWSLETTER 40, p.1-2 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1467.

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Jun 1 2023 11:35AM