III. NOTICES DESCRIPTIV E LOCALITIETH F EO F CERTAISO N SCULPTURED STONE MONUMENTS IN FORFARSHIRE, &c,—, ESSIE, GLAiMIS, THORNTON, AND COSSINS. PART II. BY ANDREW JERVISE, ESQ., BBECHJN, Conn. MEM. S.A. SOOT. earliese Th t descriptio Sculpturee th f no d Stone Monument MEMLt a s E occurs in 1569. The thee yar n describe t Newtylea s a d a villag, e nearl mileo ytw s sout Meiglef ho . This erro obviousld rha y arisen fro mwana f locao t l know- writee pare th ledg f th o t; rand n eo , accordin periode store th th f yo o gt , they ANTIQUARIES OF . 243

were set up by the Thane of , " Quhen that countrey wes all ane greit forrest."1 Unfortunately, there is no means of knowing what amount of credit e ide f th thoso a o t e e monumentdu s i s having been erectee Thanth y db e of Glamis. History not only proves that persons were so designed of Glamis from a remote period, but also shows that Meigle was an independent barony, held, fro t leasm a tim- e f as tth d familWillia eo ol o n ywh Liona e m th y b , sumed the surname De Meigle,2 and possessed the same till the time of Robert III., when they were succeede Eare th Crawford.f lo y db saine whoTh o t 3 m kire f th Meiglko dedicates ewa unknowns di t i belonge t e diocesbu th ; o t de of Dunkeld; and Kirkhill (now Belmont), was a grange or residence of the bishops, som f whoo e m died there d weran , e e burieparisth t a hd church. e ancienTh t fraternit f Knightyo s Templar considerabld sha e interes thin ti s quarter, and the kirk and kirkyard, in which the sculptured monuments are situated, is within the boundary of the old Temple lands. From this fact, and because the monuments bear the figure of the cross, it has been sug- gested that they were raised in memory of certain knights who died at Meigle after th eir return from the Crusades. Whether the De Meigles—the ancient proprietors of the barony—were engaged in the holy wars, history bears no record; and their arms, " A chevron between three boars' heads erased,"4 throws no light on that subject. I cannot help thinking that, at an after period, some key will be discovered relatin e remotth o gt e ecclesiastica proprietard an l y histor f thiyo s locality, which may throw light upon the origin of these remarkable monuments, for

in no other part of Scotland are those remains more numerous, or their figures more curious, than at Meigle. 8 Two of the stones in the churchyard are carved

1 Ext. Vari . Cronae . Seo. 2 Denmyln. eMS 3 Robertson's Index . 142p , . 4 Laing's Scottish Seals. 99 . p , 6 Since this paper was in type, I have to add the following particulars regarding the dis- covery of four other Sculptured Stone Monument t Meiglesa whichf o , , unlike mos thosf o t e in the kirkyard, no record or tradition is known to exist. These were only brought to light e montth f Februarn o hi y last (1858) corn-kild , ol whil e th ef Templ no e beinHas wa ' g pulled down to make way for a new building. The kiln stood about a hundred yards north buriae oth f l groundcarvee th d dan , stones wer foundatione eth chiefln i t ygo ifcf o s. They an i stat l goof al eo e dar preservation largese numbere th Th f . o t , whic brokes o hi tw n ni nea foote th r , contains figure horsemenf so , dogs, birds othed ,an r animals, together wite hth so-called sceptre ornament fee5 inches 7 ti t I .s high, varyin breadtn gi h froe th feem 3 t a t bottom to nearly 2 feet at the top, and 8 inches thick. Another, bearing in chief a figure, somewhat resembling a double-bodied centaur, and a variety of other grotesque ornaments scattered stone e ove resth e f abous rth ,i to feet3 t high inche,5 sinche 0 thick2 d s ,an broad . bluisa f Ao t hthird ou sor t f stoneo t ,cu s aboui , fee3 t inche4 t s high inche5 , s thickd an , 18 inches broad. The carvings on this monument, with the exception of a small portion of 4 24 PROCEEDING SOCIETE TH F F SO YO

on both side ond sf them o an e; , inserted int olarga e plint foor ho t stone, has tenons on the margin, for the purpose of joining it to some other object, Two other sculptured stone upoe sli nruda e piec f modereo n masonry thef o me on ; is nearly square, tapers slightly towards the end, and had perhaps stood in the pyramida for f mo e othe Th r. stone, which lies below that just mentioned, loaded with carving "f s o horsmen , fuitmen doggisd an , , haliis serpentis,d an , " s mutilateit isn i , d state, about sixteen inches shorter than that with e "an goddes in ane cairt, and twa hors drawand hir;" but the original size of this fragment cannot be ascertained. According to the description of 1569, it formed monumentse th thf eo places e centri t on i noticf d , ,e o it thoughol f e eo th n i , between the first-mentioned stone and another part bearing " ane cors," and of which the fragments of a beautifully interlaced cross, preserved within the church, are perhaps the remains. The stone with the tenons, is evidently that de- scribewritee th y drb just quoted whic e beinwess e ,a s on th hte n ha g o sid th f eo core "san curiouslie gravit upo nf thii it;d s last-name"an d stone occupiee th s same position as it did in 1569, the site of the chief cross, as it may be termed, of which the pieces just noticed alone remain, may be ascertained with some

one of the corners, which is broken off and lost, are almost as clear and distinct as the day sculptoe th r finishe workside e dth e On bear. beautifullsa y interlaced cross, about-two feet long, with strangely-shaped fowl othed san r animal sspacee inth s abov belod ean shafte wth s crosse othee oth f Th r. side bear mountesa margine e th th f o de e sar horseman on n o d an , elephan mirror-lookind an t g figures, which prevai muco ls thesn ho e monuments. This cross sculptures i boln di d somn reliefi d e an point, s resemble largee sth r obelis t Cossinska . fourte lasd Th f 6heshan o t e a differenrelic f o s si t type from anythin sore th tf ghitherto o e samfounth en clase di locality th funereaf sf o o t I seeme b . l o monumentt s s knowy b n the name of coffin-lids, and is shaped pretty much like a fisherman's boat reversed. The boldly sculptured figure of a serpent, with the snout projecting nearly an inch over the end of the stone, forms the keel, if it may be so termed, and the tail of the animal terminated in a square, shield charged varyways (as old heraldic writers would say) with objects pretty much resemblin heraldie gth c device called Basque flanchesr so figura , e which, accordino gt Guillum, "s givei virtur nlearningfo d an e especialld an , r servicey fo assemblage. n a n si " Both sides of the stone are carved (the third, or that side on which the stone rests, being d unadornedflaan t ) with three row f flancheso graduall) (? s y diminishing toward ende sth , and which littla t a ,e distance, conve e ide yth f vertebrae o a . This ston fee6 inches 3 eti s long, 20 inches high at the head or upper end, and tapers abruptly towards the foot, where it onls i y abou inche4 t s deep. Perhaps s thia , s ston sucs eha strikinha g resemblance th o et general appearanc conjecturede b y boata f absencma e eo t th ,i n i bette,f eo r evidence, that it had covered the grave or coffin of some of the more eminent of our early navigators, whose name and deeds have long since ceased to be remembered, and who had either been buried at, or .had some considerable interest in the neighbourhood of Meigle. I learn from Mr Stuart that drawing thesf so e monuments wil givee supplemenb a l n ni Sculpe "o Th t - tured Stone Scotland.f so " (Se e Spaldineth g Club volum e " Sculptureth f o e d Stonesf o Scotland," Plates Ixxii.-lxxvii.) ANTIQUARIE5 24 SCOTLANDF SO .

exactness mose Th t . westerl e stonechurchyare th th f n yo si unnotices di y b d note e write th th f 1569 eo f o r , but, fro rudenese mth carvings it f so t oughti , , perhaps, to be considered the most ancient of the whole.1 During the autumn of 1855, in presence of Dr Wise and Mr Robert Chambers of Edinburgh, I investigated the neighbourhood of two of these monuments, viz., the stone with the tenons, and that bearing the figure of the transfixed serpent, t beini g thought unnecessar o meddlyt e wit otherse hth , fro e fac f theimth o t r having been place recenburiadn d i ol e t l sitlaird th timee vaul e f eth th o f n sto o of Drumkilbo t awartime no th s et ethaa first-namee wa th tI . d ston beed eha n previously searched s latelwa yt informedbu , goon o , d authority, tha 1805n i t , when the road was made on the north side of the churchyard, which was then uninclosed, at least two rude stone coffins, containing bones, were got within a femonumente norte w th " e th f fee curiouth o ho t td an ,s stane," withe "an goddecairte an n "si (now preserved withi church)e nth thes wa n, e founth t da foun1 botto . dit nothinf m consequenco y an large e f gth o fooe f th o rt t stoneea , r thao tsoute wit th tenons e hn othere hth o sid th t f eo bu ;, after diggine th o gt dept f abouho inches2 1 t , piece rudf so e flag stones were got, with decayed bones underneath. On removing these, two or three other slabs were got immediately below stila d l an greater, quantit humaf yo n remains, whil rooe fibree th eth tf so of an old ash tree grew through the hollow part of one of the tlagh bones. Other fragments of bones and old stone slabs were also found about a foot far- weste th t thetha o bu ;t r t particula appearance r th poin d ha t havinf eo g been searched before. On excavating still farther to the westward of the same stone, aboud an t 2-J feet belo e surfacewth skeletoa , s founnwa d lyin t fulga l length, measurin e craniufeeg 6 th e extremitinche 3 tf th o me o p t s th to frof yo e mth tibia. In this case there was no stone coffin or other protection over the body, excepting thae heafeed th t dan t were respectively guarde smalo tw ly db fla g stones, which were place angulan a n di r position heae slightls Th dwa . y raised abov e body levee th eth f t beini o l, g laid upo - cushiona to y f earthla o n d an , wards the west; the feet were directly under the sculptured monument, and bod e stretches th yoriginae wa th n do l soil. When first discovered skule ,th l and larger bones seemed pretty entire ; but on the earth being removed, they went to pieces. Neither urns nor warlike weapons were got on this occasion; and, with the ex- ceptio afinf no e bronze armilla serpentine th f o , e pattern, whic founs hwa d some time ago upon the Temple lands of Meigle, I am not aware that any old relics of importance districte havth et n weigh i I bee .t n go poun s1 d 12J ouncesd an , possessioe th r Dicksonn i M w f no no s ,i distributo stampf o r t Kirriemuirsa . 1 " Sculptured Stone Scotland,f so " Plate Ixxiii. 246 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF

There are several tumuli in the neighbourhood of the churchyard of Meigle', particularly that of Bellidwff, withi e policieth n s of Bclmont. Local tradition asserts that Macbeth was there slain and buried j1 and two granite blocks in different parts of the enclosures, one of which stands on end, and is calculated to be at least 20 tons weight, are said, by the same authority, to be connected with the wars of Macbeth and Macduff. It would be needless to inquire into the truth of these stories; they had no doubt originated from the name of the tumuli, Bellidwff, which Mr Chambers suggested might rather be a corruption of Belidubh, or " the black town." There is no doubt, however, but that tumu- placa s lusepulturf eo swa same eth ; for t e a investigation ,e timeth s a , s above alluded to were made at the monuments in Meigle churchyard, Dr Wise had that mound centre e searchedth n i , d abouan , fee2 t t belo e surface- wth an n a , cient stone coffis discoveredwa n . This coffi y north-wesla n south-westy b t , was abou fee3 t inche3 t s long fee2 , t broad inche5 1 , s deep composed an , f do rude stone slabs, wit e barhth ebottoma soir boneo fo l N : s were foun itn di ; but,- from a deposit of variously- sized stones which were got in the trench made by the workmen, I am inclined to suppose that the grave, as in many cases that liave come unde observationy m r s alsi , o surrounde a mas y f stoneB dso d san earth. . Belliduff monolitho tw largese welpoliciee s e th a ,th th s la f n sto i Belmontf so , are said to'have been befort awarno ee m searchea thaparticu y I t an t bu d; - lare knowar s f thao n t searchs certaii t I .n tha r Wis excavationD d t eha s .mad t Reward'sea Stone,lessee th s ra monolit calleds hi t founbu , d nothing. Macbeth's stone wesstande th t n plaina so sid f eo , abou fee0 20 t above th e level of the sea, and commands a fine view of a great part of the valley of Strathmore, including a peep of the famous hill of Dunsinnan. It is situated nearly equi-distant between Glaniis and Cupar-Angus, at the latter of which places Romane th larga d esha encampment upod an ;npar a f tha.Romad o t ol t n site Malcol . foundemIV abbee e Romandth th f Guparstatioy a o t d Bu sha n i . the very vicinity of Meigle, at the junction of the rivers Dean and Isla, at a place still knowsignificane th y nb t nam Caer-Dean.f eo 2 Trace thif so sw camno e par slight; but previous to the cKange of the track of the highway and other im- provements, goodly portion walle trenched th f san s o s were visible severad an , l pieces of Roman potteryware, brass ornaments of horse furniture, and other relic sites it sn . o wer t Thiego s temporary statiotrace th f ko n r cam i no y pla the Romans, en route from south to north, and part of the Roman way, referred Generay tob l Roy stils i , l traceabl neighbourine th n ei g paris f Airlieho , near a place called Auchendorie. About two miles to the westward, upon the farm 1 Old Stat. Aoct.. vol. i., p. 503. * Roy's Military Antiquities, p. 108. ANTIQUARIE7 24 SCOTLANDP O S .

of Powmire, ther mounda s ei , whic sais hi havo dt e been considerably larger at one time, still known as " The Camp." It has never been searched ; but, so knownfas a r composes i t ,i mixtura weste f do th o stonef -t eo eartd d an san h; adjoininwardthe in , g"Stannin fieldthe is , ' Stane Lunrossin- "of am I . formed tha localite tth thif yo s ston investigates ewa d some years agothad an , t a circle of common land stones was found near its base, but no trace of sepul- othey chraan r o lremains . Bu returno t . Ther anothes ei r military station t Castletoa , Essief no , about two miles south-east of the camp of Caer-Dean. This camp, though small, is in excellent preservation, the dykes and ditches being almost entire; and, till about the beginning of this century, another and larger camp stood upon the adjoining property of Ingliston, written of old Englishtoun. In consequence peculiarite ofth thaf yo t name frod an m, some coin f Edwarso . havindI g been

found within the camp at Castleton, the late Dr Playfair supposes that both thes militard eol y fortbeed ha s n occupie e armth f thay o db t king. 1 More lately a spear-head of the Roman sort (?) was got at the latter place ; hence it is probable that both these camps were originally constructed by the Romans, al- though their rout abouy ela northwarde mila tth bee d o et ha n d afterwardan , s occupied by the English.

Near the site of those camps, close to the old Kirkyard of ESSIE, stands one of the most singular of the sculptured monumental stones. 2 Nothing is known of originas it l position t havini , g been adjoinine founth n di g rivulet placedd an , - where it now stands within these fifty years. The district of Essie is meagre historican i traditionard an l y association althougd an s; chartulariee hth s bear no mention of a chapel having been in connection with the church, there was a chape t Balgownia l timed ol sn ei inscribe Virgine th o dt . adjoinine th Essi d ean g paris f Nevaho y were lonunitedo gag . Botd hol churches are roofless and in ruins, a new one having been built in a different famild ol parishe e f parLamyth yo f Th o t . , long proprietor lande th f f o sso Dunkenny, near the kirk of Essie, had their burial-place within that church ; while the old lairds of Nevay were interred at Nevay, or Kirkinch, as it is fre- quently called, and the remains of a tombstone are still there, which bore this quaint motto— Tyriee " th Hei e f Navyso rly braid , honesan fn fallows.me t "

About 2-J kird mile f ol Essiko e s th eeas f stando t e kirkth s , castled an , village of GLAMIS. That church was not only dedicated to St Fergus, who was much revere mann di y part Scotlandf so ashes hi t s reposbu , e theresprina d ,an g Statd Ol 1. Acot., vol. xvi. . 219p , . 2 " Sculptured Stone Scotland,f so " Plat. exc 248 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF

well nea churce rth h retaine mans e dooth s nameth f f Glami hi o st o er A . s

stand well-knowe sth n obelisk, called " Malcolm's gravestone"1—so named from store th f Malcolyo . havinmII g fallen there.l historAl 2 y agrees tha fele h tl somewher neighbourhooe th n ei Glamif do s ;—traditio slais n saywa n e withish n castlee th othed sculptureo an ; rtw d monument same th en s i parish—a t Thornton and Cossins—are associated with the same tragedy. During last autumn,-1 had also excavations made at the monument called " Malcolm's gravestone, presencn " i Reve r Tannacth D .f eo f Glamisho d an , Reve r Haldanth M . Kingoldrumf eo t unfortunatelbu , y found nothiny an f go moment. The stone is sunk about 4 feet into the ground, and near the base, on wese th t side twenty-one ,ar e circular holes, each abou inche2 t s diameterd an , inc1 h deep. Thes scatteree ear d over tha stonte parth f eo twhic suns hi k into the ground, and without any apparent purpose. THOKNTOe Th N obelisk stand placa t sa f tha eo t north-ease nameth n o , t slope of the Hunter's Hill of Glamis, close to an old public road.3 This property of Thornton, lik Mearnse thath n i t s ancienti , gavd an ,e nam famila o o et ywh designed themselves " Thornto f flourishethao o n t wh Ilk, d considern di "an - able repute till within thes years0 stone20 A . e bearin gshielda , charged with a fess, and three hearts in chief (the figure in base being effaced), with initials datd ean mansion-hous , 1619d L. ol preserve. s e i , A th sit e : f eo th T t . da e P f Thorntono . These refer apparentl Patrico yt k Thornto wifes o hi wh d , nan was, perhaps daughte,a somf ro e collateral branc Lyone th f hGlamisf o s o e Th . land Thorntof so n were long since acquire Lorde th f Glamisy onlde so b th yd an , notice in the Retours of the family of Thornton being possessed of them is the significant intimation that John Thornton was served heir to his father, Pa- trick Thornton, eodem"e d " (the same l partyprobabilityal n i , whoo t , e mth above initials refer) thes in ,adjoinin eand g lands, April 24, 1640.i There is no tradition, either of the family of Thornton, or of the sculptured obelisk, in the immediate vicinity of which I made an unsuccessful search dur- ing last summer. I am told, however, that to the southward of the stone, on e far th f Knockennymo , several ancient tumuli were lately found, containing coffins, with bones and urns.

Abou mila t e nort Thorntof ho n stand fine sth e sculptured monumen Cosf o t - siNS.5 It is called St Airland, or St Arland's Stone, but of that saint nothing is known. Cossins is a place of considerable antiquity, and also gave name to a 1 " Sculptured Stones of Scotland," Plate Ixxxiv. a Ibid., Plate Ixxxiii. • Ibid., Plate Ixxiii. * Inq. Spec., , No. 254. ' " Sculptured Stones of Scotland," Plate Ixxxv. ANTIQUARIE9 24 SCOTLANDF SO .

famil lono gywh designe d themselves Cossins thaf "o t Ilk, werd "an e alliey db marriag Lyone th o f Glamiset s o . The monument is situated about half a mile south-east of the site of the old castl Cossinsf eo extreme th n o , e poin terraca f o t r higeo h groun vallee th n di y of Strathmore, overlookin extensivn ga e marshy plain commandind an , gfina e e vitrifievieth f wo d hill-for f Finhaveno t . Betwixt this ston Finhaved ean n is the loch of Forfar, in which, according to Boece, the assassins of King Mal- colm perished makinn i , g their escape from Glamis. 1 lons ha g t I been surmised, that this monument marke e burial-placdth f eo some person of note, but nothing certain was known of the fact, till during the month of September 1855, when, with a view of ascertaining the purpose of its erection particulaa d ha I , r search madneighbourhoods it n ei . Operations were begu digginy b n e easa trencg th e stone t n th sidht o nothin f o bu e; g being found there, a south-westerly course was taken, when the remains of a skeleton a stat f n considerabli o were t ego e decay. Clearing earte morth hf e o away in the same direction, to the depth of from 10 to 15 inches, a quantity of thisandstond nre e flags, irregula n positioi r d sizean n , presented themselves, which proved to be a cluster of five stone coffins, each containing human re- mains, to a greater or lesser extent. As the bodies had decayed, the pressure of the earth had forced the stones into an oblique shape, forming a sort of triangle. On removing the most easterly of the coffins, many pieces of the skull, armthigh-boned an , s were found d portion an ,e vertebra th f contentso e Th . s thif o s coffin were much decayede coffith d n an itself, t , appeawhicno d di hr eve havo t endsd r abous ha e whicwa ,o fee3 t tw t he long werTh .e nex- ex t plored showed much the same result, only the remains in these were in a more perfect state. Only a small portion of the skull was found in the one ; in the othe profilen i ry itla , wit face hth e toward northe sth , into which posturd ha t ei perhaps been forced by the top of the coffin falling obliquely down upon it. The e last-nameskulth n i l d coffis completelwa n y embedde n earthi d whild an , e lying in the ground it seemed to be pretty entire ; but on the earth being re- moved it fell to pieces, and no part of the left side could be found. In this coffin, more distinctly than e otheinth r two,e bodth y seeme o havt d e been doubled up over by the knees, for the leg bones lay under those of the thigh. The skull or head had the appearance of having been violently thrust down upo breaste claviclese th nth t bu , , vertebra; ribd an s, were gone. Perhape sth fourt fiftd thesf han o h e graves were mad subsequena t ea t perioothere th o dt s t leas coffin(a e boneth td an s s were more entir skule th rest)e d thath l an ,n n i might then have been shifted into the position in which it was found. 1 U. t sup.,65 . p 0 25 PROCEEDING SOCIETE TH F F SO YO

e lasOnti tf eo discovere largese th s e bonetdwa graveth d s an fount ,i n i d werbettea n ei r stat preservatiof eo skule reste thaTh n th li n.f o ttha y nan posture beed th n ha i cas t eoriginalli y ela y placed, wit frone hth t upwardst I . was quite filled with earth, and, when attempted to be removed, went to pieces. The following brief particulars regarding the bones found in this grave, which discoverye tim e I noteth interestine th f b e o t y da ma , g :— • The upper and also the back parts of the skull were entire. The upper and lower jaws were pretty complete, wit teeth the bot hin h cases, particularly thosthe eof right side—the rest of the teeth fell out on being taken from amongst the earth, and lowee bonth w rja e brok severan ei l pieces lefbonee e th t Th f ars.o m wer- een tire, except a small portion of the lower extremity of the ulna. The humerus was 12 inches long radiue th , s 9J ulnae inchesth d , exclusivan , missine th f eo g partboneg le inches0 e 1 ,s werTh . e also foun thin di s case lying underneath e thigh. thosfore-are th f Th o e .double s mwa upop du e humerue nth th d an s; small bones of the hand were lying beside the skull, as if the hands had been laid by the sides of the head. Two of the spinal vertebrae measured 2£ inches by 2£; the ilium was 8 inches at deepest, and the socket for thigh-bone 2 by 2J inches; thigh-bone, l&J inches long; tibia, 3 inches across at broadest part of the head; a metacarpal bone was 2^ inches long, and the largest of the finger bones, If inches long:—these, with a portion of the sacrum, were the principal parts found in the coffin. e lasth t discoveren I d coffin mose , whicth ts entirhwa e (th beind s eli it n gi original position remaine )th s were very much decayed ;cleas stillwa r t ,thai e tth same mode of burial had been observed as in that immediately before described; • and some of the teeth, a part of a humerus, and a cervical vertebrae, were the only parts that coul pickebe d Thiup. d s ratheciswas t r neare surfacrthe e tha e restd quitnth an , e filled with earth , mixeo whics s dhwa with decayed bones, that it had all the appearance of earth mixed with marl. The soil in which these interesting traces were found is a thin sandy loam, formed an bottosidee e cists e lidd th th Th san f . m o wer f thi esando d nre - stone flags, rude and .undressed, varying in thickness from 1 to 3 inches—from inche9 fooa heightin st to fee 2 fro tmorto mor and long, 1 e two ,stone s being used for each side and top, with the exception of the south side and top of the two last discovered, which were respectivel stonee aboud yon an , t 3|- feen i t length. The bodies had been laid with their heads towards the west, and their feet towards the east. All the coffins were found within a circle of twelve feet from monumente th , lyin gt quit firse linea easwest no d n Th tet i . tan thre ,bu e were abou inche5 1 t s belo surfacee wth othee barelth o , rtw inches 9 ymonu1 e Th . - ANTIQUARIE1 25 SCOTLANDF SO .

nient itsel fincite4 i2 s o frot s 8 intm 1 grounde oth ha d pedestao san n , footr o l - stone. This fine obelisk is fully two miles north-east of the castle of Glamis, on the opposit erivee sidth f re o Dea Cossind an n; s having famil beed ol ne y helth y db " of that Ilk," even in the days of the Thanes of Glamis, it is probable that the sepulchral remains had belonged to the old barons of Cossins. Perhaps since that stone bears carvings of mounted horsemen and hounds, and a boat, carry- persons,—thesx si g in e emblem e considereb y sma s indicativa d e tasteth f eso of thos wero eewh interre , tha rare be th td ey beside figurma th f t i eo e , itor ; boat (for it is the only one yet noticed on these monuments) relates to the fate of five of the persons therein represented, who may have accidentally perished while employe fishinn dadjoinini e th n gi g lake.