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Pitmuies Cross Slab is a Pictish stone monument located in Angus, Scotland, situated 15 metres west-south-west of North Lodge. The slab belongs to a distinctive class of early medieval carved stones that flourished in eastern Scotland during the Early Historic period, typically dating from the 6th to 9th centuries.
The monument stands upon bedrock composed of mafic lava and tuff of Devonian age, part of the ancient extrusive rock sequence that forms the geological foundation of this region. This volcanic substrate, laid down over 400 million years ago, has weathered to create the landscape in which the stone was later erected and has influenced the local building stone available to the community that carved it.
The cross slab is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM153, recognising its significance as evidence of Pictish settlement and Christian practice in the area. Such carved stones typically served commemorative, territorial or religious functions within Early Historic Pictish society, and their presence indicates a site of social or spiritual importance in the medieval settlement pattern of Angus.
Pitmuies, cross slab 15m WSW of North Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM153. View the official record →
Pitmuies Cross Slab is a Pictish stone monument located in Angus, Scotland, situated 15 metres west-south-west of North Lodge. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM153.
Pitmuies, cross slab 15m WSW of North Lodge 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 SM153.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Friock Mains, pit alignment 270m WNW of (1.9 km), Dumbarrow Hill, dun 230m ENE of Hillkirk (2.6 km), Cairn Knap,cairn (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Pitmuies, cross slab 15m WSW of North Lodge'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.
Pitmuies, cross slab 15m WSW of North Lodge stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.