Clach a' Charridh

The Clach a' Charridh or Shandwick Stone is a Class II Pictish stone located near Shandwick on the Tarbat peninsula in Easter Ross, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument.[1]

Reverse, landward side. This is a 19th-century illustration.

Clach a' Charridh, Landward side

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

1. Historic Environment Scotland. "Clach a' Charridh,cross slab (Shandwick Stone) (SM1674)". Retrieved 24 February 2019.
2. "The Shandwick Stone". Highland Council: Historic Environment Record. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
3. "The Pictish Trail". Highland Council: Historic Environment Record. Retrieved 18 October 2009.

• Scott, Douglas, The Stones of the Pictish Peninsulas, (Hilton Trust, 2004)

External links

• Am Baile