Balluderon Stone

Coordinates: 56°31′34″N 3°01′04″W / 56.5261°N 3.0179°W

The Balluderon Stone
Martin's Stone

The Balluderon Stone
Material Old Red Sandstone
Size 2 metres (6.6 ft)
Classification Class II cross slab
Symbols Celtic cross (fragmentary)
Mounted figures
Serpent and z-rod
Pictish beast
Present location Balluderon, Angus

The Balluderon Stone, otherwise known as Martin's Stone is a class II Pictish cross slab in situ at Balluderon, Angus, Scotland.

Description

A slab of Old Red Sandstone, the cross slab is situated in a field and protected by iron fencing.[1] The slab, of which only the lower half remains, bears the remnants of a celtic cross, two mounted riders, a serpent and z-rod symbol and a Pictish beast design. Local tradition associates the slab with the Legend of the Nine Maidens who were devoured by a dragon which was subsequently slain by a hero named Martin. Folk etymology names this as the origin of Strathmartine, the valley in which the slab stands.

References

  1. Fraser, Iain (2008), The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland, Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland

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