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Eassie Old Church
Eassie Old Church is a ruined 13th-century parish church located near the village of Eassie in Angus, Scotland. Erected in the corner of the church is the Eassie Stone, a Class II Pictish stone. The cross slab was discovered in 1850 in the nearby burn (landform), burn. The church was abandoned after 1835 when a new church was built in the area to serve the combined parishes of Eassie and Nevay. Historic Environment Scotland established the site as a scheduled monument in 1921. Description Church The roofless church sits on a small rise and is surrounded by a burial ground. It can be found near the village of Eassie in Angus Scotland. The building is rectangular in design, measuring x . Surviving in its original layout, it was mostly rebuilt in the late 16th century. The northern and southern walls survive to a height of , the gables are original and the walls are thick. The west doorway in the south wall is 18th century, but the eastern doorway is original. The church was ...
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Eassie
Eassie is a village located along the A94 road in Angus, Scotland. The church in Eassie is dedicated to Saint Fergus, a monk who worked at nearby Glamis. Eassie is noted for the presence of the Eassie Stone, a carved Pictish stone, which resides in the ruins of Eassie Old Church. Other notable prehistorical or historical features in this region include Dunnottar Castle, Fasque House, Glamis Castle, Monboddo House, Muchalls Castle, Raedykes, Stone of Morphie and Stracathro. Famous residents * Prof James Miller (1812–1864) was born in the manse in Eassie and raised in the village. See also *List of places in Angus This List of places in Angus is a list of links for any town, village and hamlet (place), hamlet in the Angus, Scotland, Angus Council areas of Scotland, council area of Scotland. A *Aberlemno *Airlie, Angus, Airlie *Arbirlot *Arbroath *Ar ... * Ark Hill * Castleton * Drumtochty Forest References Villages in Angus, Scotland {{Angus-geo-s ...
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of List of islands of the United Kingdom, the smaller islands within the British Isles, covering . Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. It maintains sovereignty over the British Overseas Territories, which are located across various oceans and seas globally. The UK had an estimated population of over 68.2 million people in 2023. The capital and largest city of both England and the UK is London. The cities o ...
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History Of Angus, Scotland
History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some theorists categorize history as a social science, while others see it as part of the humanities or consider it a hybrid discipline. Similar debates surround the purpose of history—for example, whether its main aim is theoretical, to uncover the truth, or practical, to learn lessons from the past. In a more general sense, the term ''history'' refers not to an academic field but to the past itself, times in the past, or to individual texts about the past. Historical research relies on primary and secondary sources to reconstruct past events and validate interpretations. Source criticism is used to evaluate these sources, assessing their authenticity, content, and reliability. Historians strive to integrate the perspectives of several sources to develop a ...
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Buildings And Structures In Angus, Scotland
A building or edifice is an enclosed structure with a roof, walls and windows, usually standing permanently in one place, such as a house or factory. Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for numerous factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the concept, see ''Nonbuilding structure'' for contrast. Buildings serve several societal needs – occupancy, primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical separation of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) from the ''outside'' (a place that may be harsh and harmful at times). buildings have been objects or canvasses of much artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practi ...
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Hilton Of Cadboll Stone
The Hilton of Cadboll Stone is one of the most magnificent of all Pictish cross-slabs. It was erected on the East coast of the Tarbat Peninsula in Easter Ross, Scotland about AD 800. It seems likely that, at the time, the entire peninsula from the mouth of the Cromarty Firth to Tarbatness was the estate of the monastery at Portmahomack and that the stone was carved at its instigation. It was erected in a natural amphitheatre about 100m from the shore. In the thirteenth century the Hilton of Cadboll Chapel was erected 6m to its east; more recently the modern settlement Hilton of Cadboll has developed along the coast to its south-west. In 1674 the stone was felled in a storm, with the top three-quarters breaking off. The cross on the front face was chipped off and a memorial inscribed to Alexander Duff and his three wives. The stone appears never to have been used as a memorial and was left at Hilton, where it was shown to visiting antiquarians including Rev. Charles Cordiner, ...
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Nevay Church
Nevay Church is a ruined 16th century parish church located near the village of Kirkinch in Angus, Scotland. Originally dedicated to St Neveth, a church has been recorded at this site since the 14th century; however, a round-headed cross-slab found in the church, and now displayed in the Meffan Institute, Forfar, suggests an earlier origin. The building and surrounding cemetery are designated a scheduled monument. Nevay church was abandoned in 1835 when a newer church was built to serve both the Eassie and Nevay Parishes. Description The church is located near the village of Kirkinch, Angus, east of the Kirkinch Burn. It stands on a raised oval platform and is surrounded by a walled cemetery. Nevay Church is rectangular in design, measuring x . Inside the church, adjacent to the north and south walls are several stone artefacts including gravestones and masonry rubble. The church was constructed in coursed rubble of red and grey sandstone. The gables remain at their origi ...
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Double Disc (Pictish Symbol)
The double disc is a Pictish symbol of unknown meaning that is frequently found on Class I and Class II Pictish stones, as well as on Pictish metalwork. The symbol can be found with and without an overlaid ''Z-rod'' (also of unknown meaning), and in combinations of both (as with the Monifieth 1 stone). In his Rhind lecture of 14 October 1880 Joseph Anderson said of the double-disc and Z-rod and of the crescent and V-rod:Bearing in mind that they are Christian, and that it is impossible to give them any older or more restricted attribution, it is plain that there is but one symbol which equals them in importance, if that be judged by the frequency of their occurrence and the universality of their application. That symbol is the cross, the common emblem of the central doctrine of the Christian faith. Whatever may have been the significance attached to these symbols, it could not have been of a trivial or unimportant character. From their prominent place in the system of symbolism ...
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Pictish Beast
The Pictish Beast (sometimes Pictish Dragon or Pictish Elephant) is a conventional representation of an animal, distinct to the early medieval culture of the Picts of Scotland. The great majority of surviving examples are on Pictish stones. The Pictish Beast accounts for about 40% of all Picts, Pictish animal depictions, and so was likely of great importance. Depiction on Stones A comprehensive collection of depictions of the Pictish Beast was given by John Stuart (antiquarian), John Stuart as Plate 22 in Sculptured Stones of Scotland Volume 2, 1867. Depictions are shown at a consistent scale and oriented as they were on the stones. The sequence in which they appear is described as indicating their development from the outline form in which they first appear on the rude pillars, to that in which the outline is filled up with the ornamental devices of the cross-slabs The orientation of the beast's back on Stuart's Plate 22 is predominantly horizontal, or slightly inclined; o ...
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Eassie Sculptured Stone 20090616 Cross
Eassie is a village located along the A94 road in Angus, Scotland. The church in Eassie is dedicated to Saint Fergus, a monk who worked at nearby Glamis. Eassie is noted for the presence of the Eassie Stone, a carved Pictish stone, which resides in the ruins of Eassie Old Church. Other notable prehistorical or historical features in this region include Dunnottar Castle, Fasque House, Glamis Castle, Monboddo House, Muchalls Castle, Raedykes, Stone of Morphie and Stracathro. Famous residents * Prof James Miller (1812–1864) was born in the manse in Eassie and raised in the village. See also *List of places in Angus This List of places in Angus is a list of links for any town, village and hamlet (place), hamlet in the Angus, Scotland, Angus Council areas of Scotland, council area of Scotland. A *Aberlemno *Airlie, Angus, Airlie *Arbirlot *Arbroath *Ar ... * Ark Hill * Castleton * Drumtochty Forest References Villages in Angus, Scotland {{Angus-geo-st ...
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Angus, Scotland
Angus (; ) is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland, local government council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City (council area), Dundee City and Perth and Kinross. Main industries include agriculture and fishing. Global pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline, GSK has a significant presence in Montrose, Angus, Montrose in the east of the county. Angus was historically a Provinces of Scotland, province, and later a sheriffdom and Shires of Scotland, county (called Forfarshire or the County of Forfar until 1928), bordering Kincardineshire to the north-east, Aberdeenshire (historic), Aberdeenshire to the north and Perthshire to the west; southwards it faced Fife across the Firth of Tay. The county included Dundee until 1894, when it was made a county of city, county of a city. The pre-1894 boundaries of Angus continue to be used as a registration county. Between 1975 and 1996 Angus was a ...
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Weather Vane
A wind vane, weather vane, or weathercock is an instrument used for showing the direction of the wind. It is typically used as an architectural ornament to the highest point of a building. The word ''vane'' comes from the Old English word , meaning "flag". Although partly functional, wind vanes are generally decorative, often featuring the traditional cockerel design with letters indicating the points of the compass. Other common motifs include ships, arrows, and horses. Not all wind vanes have pointers. In a sufficiently strong wind, the head of the arrow or cockerel (or equivalent) will indicate the direction from which the wind is blowing. Wind vanes are also found on small wind turbines to keep the wind turbine pointing into the wind. History The oldest known textual references to weather vanes date from 1800-1600 BCE Babylon, where a fable called ''The Fable of the Willow'' describes people looking at a weather vane "for the direction of the wind." In China, the ''Hu ...
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