Document record MAB61150 - WOODRAE
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Summary
Site of a castle and discovery of Pictish symbol stones.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 5184 5663 (46m by 31m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO55NW |
| Civil Parish | Aberlemno |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Site of a castle and discovery of Pictish symbol stones. The remains of the castle (recorded variously as Woodrae, Woodray, or Woodwray) were cleared away in 1819 resulting in the discovery of two sculptured cross-slabs with symbols from the foundations. One slab was lost by 1854, but the other was presented to Sir Walter Scott and kept at Abbotsford until it was presented to the NMAS, by Lt Col Maxwell-Scott of Abbotsford, in 1924. It had apparently been used as a slab for the kitchen floor. It is a Class II upright cross-slab 1.75m high by 1.6m at base tapering to 0.83m at the top by 12.7cm thick. The front bears the cross with interlacing and beasts. The back, divided into two panels, bears symbols, horsemen etc. (This slab is so like those from Aberlemno (NO 522 555) only half a mile away, that it must have come from there.) The slab in the museum has metric dimensions of 1.75m x 1m x 0.12m. The front bears an interlaced cross surrounded by beasts, the back is divided into panels containing a galloping horseman, double-disc and step symbols, and the lower panels show horsemen, monsters and beasts.
AND/811/1/P, AND/811/1/P (Photograph). SAB21942.
B/98471/S, B/98471/S (Photograph). SAB23592.
D/08597, D/08597 (Photograph). SAB24443.
D/08598, D/08598 (Photograph). SAB24444.
Stuart, J, 1856, 1, 31 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9267.
Jervise, A, 1859, Proc Soc Antiq Scot 2, 194 (Bibliographic reference). SAB12023.
Allen and Anderson, J R and, 1903, [Untitled], pt. 3, 242-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB12130.
Allen and Anderson, J R and, 1903, [Untitled], pt. 3, 242-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB12141.
PSAS, 1924, Proc Soc Antiq Scot 58, 100 (Bibliographic reference). SAB10388.
Close-Brooks and Stevenson, J and R, 1982, [Untitled], 33 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9292.
RCAHMS, 1983, [Untitled], 22, no. 156 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9139.
Jackson, A, 1984, [Untitled] (Bibliographic reference). SAB11906.
Ritchie, J N G, 1985, [Untitled], 16 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9301.
Mack, A, 1997, [Untitled], 39 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11549.
FRASER, I, 2008, THE PICTISH SYMBOL STONES OF SCOTLAND, 62-63 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2523.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO55NW6;
- NRHE Numlink: 34844;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO55NW0006;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/34844 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (15)
- --- SAB10388 Bibliographic reference: PSAS. 1924. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 58. 100.
- --- SAB11549 Bibliographic reference: Mack, A. 1997. [Untitled]. 39.
- --- SAB11906 Bibliographic reference: Jackson, A. 1984. [Untitled].
- --- SAB12023 Bibliographic reference: Jervise, A. 1859. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 2. 194.
- --- SAB12130 Bibliographic reference: Allen and Anderson, J R and. 1903. [Untitled]. pt. 3, 242-5.
- --- SAB12141 Bibliographic reference: Allen and Anderson, J R and. 1903. [Untitled]. pt. 3, 242-5.
- --- SAB21942 Photograph: AND/811/1/P. P. AND/811/1/P.
- --- SAB23592 Photograph: B/98471/S. S. B/98471/S.
- --- SAB24443 Photograph: D/08597. . D/08597.
- --- SAB24444 Photograph: D/08598. . D/08598.
- --- SAB2523 Bibliographic reference: FRASER, I. 2008. THE PICTISH SYMBOL STONES OF SCOTLAND. 62-63.
- --- SAB9139 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1983. [Untitled]. 22, no. 156.
- --- SAB9267 Bibliographic reference: Stuart, J. 1856. 1. 31.
- --- SAB9292 Bibliographic reference: Close-Brooks and Stevenson, J and R. 1982. [Untitled]. 33.
- --- SAB9301 Bibliographic reference: Ritchie, J N G. 1985. [Untitled]. 16.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jan 15 2024 12:20PM
