SCULPTURED STONES RIVE E SOUTTH 1 RF 25 HO DEE . IV. REPORT ON THE SCULPTURED STONES OLDER THAN A.D. 1100, WITH SYMBOLS AND CELTIC ORNAMENT, IN THE DISTRICT OF SCOTLAND E RIVE ; SOUTOBTAINEE TH RF DE O H D UNDE E VICTORIRTH A JUBILEE GIFT OF HIS EXCELLENCY DR R. H. GUNNING, F.S.A. SCOT. BY J. ROMILLY ALLEN, F.S.A. SOOT. submio t e g followinth be t I g e worreporth f k o t done durine gth past yea n makini r n archaeologicaga l survee earlth f yyo Sculptured Stones, with symbols and Celtic ornament, in the district of Scotland Rivee soutth f rho Dee. survee monumente Th th f yo northere th n si n hal f Scotlando f , made in 1890, has already been reported upon,1 and the work done in 1891, unde e Gunninth r g Fellowship, complete e e survewholth sth f r o eyfo Scotland. The area dealt with in 1891 comprises 20 counties, which are arranged in 4 sections in my preliminary list2 thus— East-Central Section. Kincardine, Forfar, Perth, FifeKinrossd an , , Western Section. Argyll and Bute. South- Western Section. Dumbarton, Renfrew, Lanark, Ayr, Wigtown, and Kirkcudbright. Soutli-Eastern Section. Linlithgow, Edinburgh, Haddington, Berwick, Selkirk, Rox- burgh Dumfriesd an , . The number of localities where sculptured stones exist in this area amounts to about 130, and most of these places had to be visited, except where the stones had been removed to Edinburgh, or in cases where I alreadd ha y see e stonenth somn so e previous occasion. I was occupied during the months of June and July 1891 upon the survey of the southern half of Scotland. I found it a more convenient method of procedure to choose as my head-quarters a centrally situated tow n eacni h district, with good railway communicatio d hote- nan ac l 1 Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. xxv . 422.p . 2 Ibid., vol. xxiv . 510p . 252 PKOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, APRIL 11, 1892. commodation, and from it to visit all the localities within a circle of 30 mile radius, than to move about from place to place amongst the smaller town villaged san s near whic e stoneh th generall e ar sfounde b I o yt . chose the following towns as being the most suitable head-quarters for the purpose I had in view, and took them in the order they are given, stopping a week or fortnight at each according to the amount of work to be done,—Montrose, Perth, Oban, Ardrishaig, Glasgow, Dumfries, and Newton-Stewart. From Montrose I visite d Fordoun, Brechin, Aldbar, Menmuir, Stone- haven, Auquhollie, Aberlemno, Eassie, Cossins, St Vigeans, Camuston, Craig d Montrosan , e Museum; from Perth, Alyth, Bruceton, Meigle, Keillor, Kettins, Forteviot, Dupplin, Crieff, Fowlis-Wester, St Andrews, Mugdrum, Abernethy, Dunkeld, Struan d Moncrieffean , ; from Oban, Ardchattan, lona d Inishailan , ; from Ardrishaig, Keills, Eilean M6r, and Kothesay • from Glasgow, Barrochan, Arthurlee, and Govan; from • Dumfries, Thornhill and Wamphray; and from Newton-Stewart, Anworth, Minnigaff, Whithorn, Kirkinner, and Wigtown. proceeI wilw chiee noteno l th w givo fdn t fe so pointea f interesso t in connection wit differene hth t monument sI inspected . e numbeTh f stoneo r t a presens t know n i Kincardineshirn s i e exceptionally apparenthers o smalla n s ed i an ; t reaso thiy snwh should face th casee t b o eth t that e beecount,e th no perhapt ndu s ys ha i t si so well explore s otheda r district f Scotlandso . whole th f Kiucardineshirn eo I e ther onls euprighi e yon t cross-slab. preserves i t I d withi t PalladiusnS ' Chapel, which standchurche th n si - yard at Fordoun. This stone is remarkable for two reasons—(1) that remain e upos almosth n ha a t n i t f i so t obliterated inscriptio) (2 d n ;an that the double disc and Z-shaped rod symbol is used by itself, instead of being combine r dmoro wite e on hothe r symbols generalls i s a , e yth case. The inscription is entirely ignored by Dr Stuart,1 although it is clearly shown engravina n i n g use o illustratdt a epape y Professob r r John Stuart f Aberdeeno , , read befor e Societth e f Antiquarieo y f o s Scotlan n 1821i d . Professor Stuart says thastone e th t th e han s"o left sidremaine th e f somso e written characters o entirels , y defaces da 1 Sculptured Stones of Scotland, vol. i. pi. Ixvii. ; Arch. Scot., vol. ii. p. 314. SCULPTURED STONES SOUTH OF THE RIVER DEE. 253 to be perfectly illegible." I exhibit a rubbing of the inscription. It is horizontao tw n i e lletter th lines d san , seeme e mixeb o dt d minuscules and capitals. The tipper parts of all the letters in the first line are broken away e o seconthas ,Th t d. nothine mad it b lin f n o e ca g reads — Pidar NoiN Perhap casa paper f so ti r squeeze mad e werb lettere th eo et s might come out more distinctly. On June 24th I spent a very pleasant day at Stonehaven, in the company of Mr A. Hutcheson, of Broughty Ferry. We endeavoured to t fin whad becomou e dfragmentha th t f o e f stoneo s s with incised symbols which wer ee sea-shorfounth e foo n f Dinnacaith o do t t ea r Eock d weran , e afterward sgas-worke kepth t a t t Stonehavena s . "We interviewe r Eoss dM e manage th ,gas-workse th f o r , whose fathed ha r foun e stoneth d questionn i se informe h d an s ,tha u d t thebeed yha n remove o Banchort d r ThompsonyM e somth y b 5 year n 2 eo I .ag s afternoo made nw unsuccessfun ea op f to .Dinna e th lo -t attemp t ge o t t cair Eock. It is situated between Stonehaven and Dunottar Castle, and t soma s eha former time bee mainlande nth joine roce o t s n Th ki do . d sandstonre d ool f e conglomerate, abou fee0 6 t t high d surroundean , d s coverei t higp a to a hd se e tide wite Th th h. y lonb g grass, which effectually conceal tracy s an f buildingeo f sucsi h ascenexiste Th .t from the shore is quite easy up a grass slope on the south side to within 1 0 e topt abovth fee bu ,f o t e thi clife almoss th i f t perpendicularo to f o d ,an crumbling a nature to afford a firm hold for climbing. Mr Hutcheson hopes on a future occasion to make another attempt by means of a ladder. The Auquhollie Ogam Stone, which we saw on the same day, is fully describe Professon di . EhysJ r ' paper, printe thin di s volume. The Forfarshire stones have been so well explored by others that my 25-i PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, 'APRIL 11, 1892. investigation mucd ad whao t ht alreads no i t d di sy known about them. I found, however, thauprighe th t t cross-sla t Menmuiba sculptures rwa d e back th frone facn a th ,wels o a tn ts o a l tha escapes ha t notice dth f eo Dr Stuart. The slab is kept within the burying-ground of the Carnegies of Balnamoou, a classic spot to the readers of Dean Kanisay's " Eeminiscences " of the eccentric and bibulous laird of that ilk. e onlTh y hitherto undescribed stone n Forfarshiri s e somar e e frag- ments from Strathmartine t Baldovaa w no , n House. o whicA t , r M h Hutcheso s calle nattentionha y dm brokea ; n cross-slab from Inchbray- ock, now at Craig manse, for a knowledge of which I am indebted to Mr J. Barclay of Montrose; and a small cross-slab I was fortunate enoug noticchurchyarde o ht th n ei t Kirriemuira . When I visited Aberlemno I expected to find that something had been done toward protectioe sth stonee th f nso there I understoo s a , d that they had been scheduled under the " Ancient; Monuments Act," but neither her indeer eno d anywhere els Scotlann ei I com d ddi e acros slightese sth t trace of the activity of ELM. Inspector of Ancient Monuments. Perthshiren I stonew ne , s have been discovere t Abernethya d r D y b , Laing of Newburgh ; at Dunning, by Mr Hutcheson; and at Forteviot, by the minister, the Reverend Dr Anderson. There are also others at Alyth and Meigle. I take this opportunit f thankinyo s courtesr Lainhi gD r d gfo yan hospitality on the occasion of my visit to Newburgh. He showed me two stonehouses hi t sa , bot founwhicf d ho ha Abernethy—(1t da e h h )a small fragment with an ogam inscription and portions of horses, and (2) brokea n cross-shaft wit e Crucifixio th hThree th d e Mariesan n e H . alsthira of o d tol e stondm t Abernethyea , whicafterwardsw sa hI , built inta mera wale cottage s of th i eo lt I fragment. , wit a hkey-patter n upon it. On July 6th, wen Fortevioto t t , accompanie . HutchesonA r M y b d . "We first inspected the Dupplin Cross.