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Maiden Stone is a Pictish cross slab located near Tillynorthide in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, dating to the eighth or ninth century. The monument is carved from a single stone and displays a prominent cross in relief on its obverse face, accompanied by characteristic Pictish symbols including a crescent and V-rod. The reverse face bears relief carvings of figures and animals, typical of the elaborate iconographic programmes found on Pictish symbol stones. As a Class II Pictish stone, it represents an important example of early medieval sculptural art from northern Britain and provides evidence of Christian adoption alongside indigenous Pictish artistic traditions during the Early Medieval period.
Maiden Stone, cross slab is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90210. View the official record →
Maiden Stone is a Pictish cross slab located near Tillynorthide in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, dating to the eighth or ninth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90210.
Maiden Stone, cross slab is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM90210.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mithergarth, ring-ditch houses 280m SSE of (3.7 km), Old Braco, chapel and enclosure 190m SSE of (3.7 km), Woodend, cairn and cross-incised stone 550m SSW of (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Maiden Stone, cross slab's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Maiden Stone, cross slab stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.