Balluderon Stone

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

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

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

External links

Entry in RCAHMS Canmore database

Pictish sculptured stones

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Perth and Kinross	Bullion Stone Dupplin Cross Meigle standing stones

Fife	Abdie stone

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