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| RecordAuthor |
Orla Murphy |
| ISODate |
2002-06-06 |
| Date |
6 June 2002 |
| PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
| County |
Perthshire |
| Townland |
Fowlis Wester |
| OSMapRef |
NN 925245 (292500, 724500) |
| Area |
Scotland |
| GeneralContext |
Upright Rectangular Cross Slab |
| Location |
in a railed off area at the centre of the village, north off the A85 between Perth and Crieff |
| GeneralContext |
Stone type: Old Red Sandstone |
| Dimensions |
10' 4" high, 2' 9'' wide at its widest and 6'' at the sides. |
| GeneralDescription |
Upright rectangular cross slab, tapering slightly, the arms of the cross are 2 inches wider than the rest of the slab. |
| GeneralDescription |
Front: Cross divided into five panels the centre of the cross has a eight spiral bosses around a central spiral boss, the
other panels all contain interlace, at the base of the shaft this interlace is inhabited, with birds and beasts. The decoration
on the cross slab is difficult to decipher, on the top there is a figure, unknown.
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