St Orland’s Stone
St Orland's Stone is a Class II Pictish Cross-Slab at Cossans, near Kirriemuir and Forfar, Angus, Scotland.Photo: Wallace Shackleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: cross slab in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “St Orland’s Stone, Glamis”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glamis Manse Stone and Hunter’s Hill Stone.
Glamis Manse Stone
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Glamis Manse Stone, also known as Glamis 2, is a Class II Pictish stone at the village of Glamis, Angus, Scotland. Dating from the 9th century, it is located in the garden of the Manse, close to the parish church and is visible only from 20m. Glamis Manse Stone is situated 2 miles southwest of St Orland’s Stone.
Hunter’s Hill Stone
Archaeological site
Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Hunter's Hill Stone, otherwise known as the Glamis 1 Stone, is a Class II Pictish standing stone at Hunter's Hill to the south east of Glamis village, Angus, Scotland. Hunter’s Hill Stone is situated 2 miles south of St Orland’s Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Douglastown and Glamis.
Douglastown
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Douglastown is a hamlet in Kinnettles in Angus, Scotland, three miles south-west of Forfar. It takes its name from the landowner who in about 1789 provided land for James Ivory & Co. to build a flax mill to spin yarn for heavy linen cloth called osnaburgs (named from the German town of Osnabrück, where it was originally made. Douglastown is situated 2 miles southeast of St Orland’s Stone.
Glamis
Village
Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glamis is a small village in Angus, Scotland, located 5 miles south of Kirriemuir and 5 miles southwest of Forfar. It is the location of Glamis Castle, the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Glamis is situated 2½ miles southwest of St Orland’s Stone.
Kirriemuir
Town
Photo: Nick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirriemuir, sometimes called Kirrie or the Wee Red Toon, is a burgh in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom. The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and buried here and a statue of Peter Pan is in the town square. Kirriemuir is situated 2½ miles north of St Orland’s Stone.
St Orland’s Stone
- Categories: cross slab, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.63813° or 56° 38′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.97844° or 2° 58′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C8VJ2QC+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 5611615234OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7595003
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to German—“St Orland’s Stone” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “St Orland’s Stone”
- French: “St Orland’s Stone”
- German: “St Orland’s Stone”
- German: “St.-Orlands-Stein”
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