- Aberlemno
Aberlemno (Gaelic: "Obar Leamhnach") is a parish and small village in the Scottish
council area ofAngus . It is noted for three large carvedPictish stone s (and one fragment) dating from the 7th and 8th centuriesAD (Historic Scotland ); the stones can be viewed at any time in spring-autumn, but are covered by wooden boxes in the winter to prevent frost damage. Two stones (and the fragment) stand by the B9134Forfar -Brechin road, the Kirkyard Stone stands in the nearby graveyard of the parish church.The eastern
Class I stone (fragment) is highly eroded and the incised symbols are extremely difficult to make out. This stone is thought to be unfinished or a later fake. This stone is known as Aberlemno V.The centre stone is a Class I (unshaped, incised) standing stone with three deeply incised Pictish symbols on one face: the serpent, the double disc and Z-rod and the mirror and comb. The meaning of these symbols is unknown. The other face of the stone exhibits
prehistoric cup marks, showing that it has been re-used. This stone is known as Aberlemno I.The Western Stone is a Class 2 stone showing a Celtic Cross on one side, and a battle scene on the reverse. This stone is known as Aberlemno III.
The Kirkyard Stone is another Class 2 stone, the west face is inscribed with a
Celtic Cross flanked by patterns, the east with a battle scene, reputedly depicting the battle of Nechtansmere. A hole has been bored through the upper part of the stone some time after its sculpting. This stone is known as Aberlemno II.External links
*Aberlemno Stones: [http://www.ancient-scotland.co.uk/site.php?a=1 I] , [http://www.ancient-scotland.co.uk/site.php?a=2 II] , [http://www.ancient-scotland.co.uk/site.php?a=3 III] , [http://www.ancient-scotland.co.uk/site.php?a=4 V]
* [http://www.darkisle.com/a/aberlemno/aberlemno.html Aberlemno Sculptured Stones]ee also
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List of places in Angus
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