ID:QZP40_2475_P005DESCRIPTION:The cross slab at Hilton of Cadboll stood beside the ruined medieval chapel of St Mary's until 1676 when the ornamentation on the cross side was chiselled off so that the stone could be used as a grave slab. The stone was too heavy to move and was discarded. The stone was later removed to Invergordon Castle and then the British Museum in London before being moved to the National Museum in Edinburgh where it remains.
This illustration shows examples of two of the knotwork designs on the stone, a disc and a diamond. Although they look fairly intricate in this drawing, they would be even more impressive carved in relief on a stone. The Pictish masons who carved the stone would have been highly skilled.
This plate is taken from 'Archaeologia Scotica or Transactions of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, vol IV, part III'PLACENAME:Hilton of CadbollDISTRICT:FearnOLD COUNTY/PARISH:ROSS: FearnCREATOR (AV):C C PetleyDATE OF IMAGE:1857PERIOD:1850sSOURCE:Highland LibrariesCOLLECTION:Fraser Mackintosh Collection (illustrations)Asset ID:31709KEYWORDS:
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