Clach a' Charridh
The Clach a' Charridh or Shandwick Stone is a Class-II Pictish stone located near Shandwick on the Tarbat Peninsula in Ross-shire. It is a scheduled monument.[1]
Carving
It is a Class II stone, with the cross facing the seaward side, and the secular scene facing inland.[2] The latter contains six panels, the first (from top to bottom) being a standard Pictish double-disc, the second being a Pictish Beast and the third being a possible hunting scene, with warriors depicted alongside an eagle, a boar, and various other creatures. The bottom three panels consist of woven patterns. The stone is now encased in a glass cover room.
History
The Gaelic name (Clach a’ Charaidh) means ‘stone of the grave-plots’. A burial ground here was recorded in 1889 as last used during the cholera epidemic of 1832 and ploughed under about 1885.[3]
References
- ↑ Historic Environment Scotland SM1674 Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ↑ "The Shandwick Stone". Highland Council: Historic Environment Record. http://her.highland.gov.uk/SingleResult.aspx?uid=%27MHG8539%27. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- ↑ "The Pictish Trail". Highland Council: Historic Environment Record. http://her.highland.gov.uk/SingleResult.aspx?uid='THG7'. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- Scott, Douglas, The Stones of the Pictish Peninsulas, (Hilton Trust, 2004)
Outside links
- Location map: 57°44’51"N, 3°55’29"W
- Am Baile
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