Dunfallandy Stone
The Dunfallandy Stone (also Clach An T-sagart) is a rare composition of Christian and pagan - Pictish motifs. Stylistically, it lies between the Pictish symbol stone and the cross-slab . It dates from the 8th or 9th century and once stood 1.5 km south of the village of Pitlochry , on the other side of the River Tummel , in the Scottish county of Perthshire .
Both sides of the rectangular plate have ornaments of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic as well as chimeric and symbolic motifs. The front bears a cross with straight arms. It is filled with 16 cambered circles, spiral ornaments and knot patterns. Animals and angels as well as the biblical story of Jonah and the whale are depicted around the cross .
On the back, the scenes lie one below the other, within a boundary formed by two sea snakes. It is a “double disk”, two images of the “ Pictish beast ”, a crescent moon and a V symbol that is typical for Pict stones, but has not yet been interpreted. Clerics appear to be seated on two ornate thrones. A man rides towards the crescent moon and the beast. Among them there are representations of symbols of the blacksmith's trade such as hammer , anvil and tongs ; a symbolism reminiscent of the fragmentary Abernethy Stone.
The stone is a copy at Dunfallandy House.
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- Anna Ritchie, Graham Ritchie: Scotland. Archeology and Early History. Thames and Hudson Ltd., London 1981, ISBN 0-50002-100-7 , ( Ancient places and people 99).
- Ian AG Shepherd: Exploring Scotland's Heritage. Grampian . HMSO, Edinburgh 1986, ISBN 0-11-492453-8 .
- The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: CLACH AN T-SAGART; DUNFALLANDY STONE
Web links
- The Dunfallandy Stone (with photo) in Strathclyde University's Pictorial Stone Database
- Entry on Dunfallandy Stone in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
- The Dunfallandy Stone in the Gazetteer for Scotland of the geosciences department of Edinburgh University
- Detailed map of the original location
- Description + pictures
Coordinates: 56 ° 41 ′ 14.4 " N , 3 ° 43 ′ 13.2" W.