Open AccessNotices descriptive of the localities of certain Sculptured Stone Monuments in Forfarshire, &c., - Meigle, Essie, Glamis, Thornton, and Cossins. Part II
Author(s) -
Andrew Jervise
Publication year - 1858
Publication title -
proceedings of the society of antiquaries of scotland
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2056-743X
pISSN - 0081-1564
DOI - 10.9750/psas.002.242.251
Subject(s) - archaeology , geography , art
The author discusses the local history, stone monuments and barrows of several towns in Perthshire and Angus. He pays particularly close attention to the carved decoration on the stones and the evidence that some of these sites were used as graves.