Monument record MHG745 - Cross, Reay Parish Church
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9672 6481 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC96SE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
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Full Description
NB see NC96SE110 for another Pictish cross slab, still in old parish kirk - HAW 2/2003
See also:
NC96SE0001 Church
JHooper, 13/01/2001
The fragment was built into S wall of Reay parish church before being donated to NMAS and could be the fragment found during construction of power station (centred NC 98 67). It is decorated on all 4 sides in flat relief; front - a cross; the right - various beasts; left - spiral; back - a stag and interlace.
A Jackson 1984.
A Pictish sculptured stone, a square sandstone pillar 35.5ins high and c9ins wide, and not likely to be later than 8th century, was found 1947, built into S wall of Reay parish church, and was donated to NMAS (Acc No: IB 267). Lower part of shaft is missing. It may be part of a cross-shaft, or a completely new type of monument, a squared pillar-stone. (See NC96SE 3)
R B K Stevenson 1952; Info from NMAS Accession Card Index.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1347 Text/Publication/Article: Stevenson, R B K. 1952. 'Pictish sculpture from Reay', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 84 1949-50, p.218. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 218. 218; illust..
- --- SHG2357 Text/Publication/Volume: Jackson, A. 1984. The symbol stones of Scotland: a social anthropological resolution to the problem of the Picts.
- --- SHG3470 Text/Publication/Volume: George Watson. Caithness Chapel Sites.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
