Moray HER - NJ26SW0002 - THE ELGIN PILLAR

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Primary ReferenceNJ26SW0002
NameTHE ELGIN PILLAR
NRHE Card No.NJ26SW2
NRHE Numlink 16627
HES SM No. 90142
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Class II Pictish Symbol stone/cross-slab. A very fine early Christian cross-slab with Pictish symbols on one face and a cross with interlaced pattern on the other, in granite. The stone was found in 1823 during repairs being carried out to Elgin High Street, within the former churchyard of St Giles (at NJ 2159 6285, NJ26SW0474). It lay horizontally, 0.6m below the ground surface, North East of the old church. It was subsequently relocated to the West end of Elgin Cathedral Quire, on its North side. The front of the stone is divided into two panels, the upper having a cross with small hollows between the arms covered with zoomorphic interlace. The cross is surrounded by half figures. The lower panel has gripping beasts. On the back of the slab, at the top, are the remains of a possible rectangle symbol, then a double disc and Z-rod and a crescent and V-rod decorated with spiral work. Below these is a hunting scene consisting of four horsemen, hounds, a stag and a standing hawk.
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Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
 1823 SYMBOL STONE Stray Find Complete - Good Condition  

Ecofact

Samples
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Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
STONES PICTISH III100
STONES PICTISHA100
SYMBOLSRECTANGULAR B90
SYMBOLSDOUBLE-DISCZ-RODC100
SYMBOLSCRESCENTV-RODD100
SYMBOLS SPIRAL-WORKE100
SYMBOLS HUNTING SCENEF100
SYMBOLS GRIPPING BEASTSG100
CROSS-SLABS INTERLACEDH100