OS1/14/45/23
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANDING STONE (Sculptured) (Known as St. Orland's Stone) | St Orland's Stone St Orland's Stone St Orland's Stone |
New Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland Old Statistical Account |
038 | This Stone is Situated about ½ mile North of the farm house of Cossins & on the said farm it is 7 feet 6inches high 2 ft. [feet] 10 in. [inches] in width and 10 in. [inches] thick - there Can be no direct information collected as to the object of its being placed there - whether it is to mark the site of a place of worship or commemorate a battle or mark the resting place of a chieftain is still a matter of conjecture - Mr. Henry Robinson assisted by some members of the Antiquarian Society Succeeded about 5 years since in obtaing [obtaining] 5 Stone Coffins and Some human bones from about it - the Statistical Acct. [Account] says. About a mile N.E. [North East] of the Castle near a place called Cossins there stands an obelisk not less curious than the two already mentioned it is vulgarly Called St Orland's Stone no probable Conjecture has been formed as to the object of it on one side is a cross rudely flowered and checkered on the other side four men on horseback appear to be making the utmost dispatch one of the horses is [continued on page 24] |
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[Page] 23Sheet 38 No 5 Trace 5 -- Parish of Glamis Forfarshire
[Note]
There are three Obelisks or Standing Stones in this parish which are
said (by tradition) to commemorate the death of King Malcolm II. and
from the sculpturing theron they appear to be about the same date.
But this one is vulgarly called St. Orland's Stone to the present day, which
may lead into error by bringing it down to a later date of Christianity.
It is therefore written on the plans as shown in Column 1, to avoid this error.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, Caspell
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