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The Eassie cross-slab standing in its glass shelter in the ruined church.
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The Eassie Stone

A Pictish cross-slab of the late 600s, carved with a cross and a stag, standing in a glass shelter in the ruined church at Eassie near Glamis.

Welcome

In a quiet churchyard at Eassie, in the farmland between Glamis and Meigle, the roofless walls of a medieval church shelter one of the finest of all Pictish carvings.

The Eassie Stone stands inside a glass case at the east end of the ruin, where it can be seen from all sides.

It is a cross-slab of the late 600s, one of the earliest of its kind. On one face a great cross is carved; on the other, Pictish carving with a stag whose muscles still show in the stone after thirteen centuries. It was found in 1850 in the burn that runs below the churchyard wall.

The churchyard is always open and the stone is free to see, a few miles from Glamis and on the way to the Meigle stones.

A short drive awayGlamis GalleryA gallery of Scottish art and craft in five old workers' cottages in Glamis village, with working studios, opened in 2019.3 min by roadSee itThe red door of Glamis Gallery among the ivy of the old cottages.
Before you go

Free, at any time.

The stone stands in the ruined church in the churchyard at Eassie.

Where
Eassie, off the A94 between Glamis and Meigle.
Looked after by
Historic Environment Scotland.
Where it is

In the old churchyard at Eassie, off the A94 west of Glamis.

Close byStrathmore.
  1. Ink illustration of stone cottages with "The Bothy Experience" painted on a gable endGin Bothy ExperienceA gin tasting room in a whitewashed bothy in Glamis village, pouring the Gin Bothy's own gins with mixers and the story of bothy life.2 miles4 min by road
  2. Glamis CastleGlamis CastleThe castle of the Earls of Strathmore.3 miles7 min by road
  3. The great carved cross-slab standing in the hall of the Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum.Meigle Pictish StonesTwenty-six carved Pictish stones at Meigle.5 miles6 min by road
  4. Red box of assorted sweets from Star Rock Shop, including humbugs, tablet and candy canesThe Star Rock Shop6 miles9 min by road
  5. The stone front of the Meffan Museum on West High Street, Forfar.Meffan Museum & Art GalleryA museum in Forfar with a gallery of Pictish stones.8 miles11 min by road
Directions
The red door of Glamis Gallery among the ivy of the old cottages.ShoppingGlamis Gallery2.2 miles
Sandstone tower on a hilltop, surrounded by heather and forestry belowAttractionsKirriemuir4.5 miles over the water
Nàdair, AngusAngusNàdairSleeps 6 · 4.7 miles
Uniforms and helmets along a corridor in the Tayside Police Museum.AttractionsTayside Police Museum6.1 miles
A verdigris statue overlooks a walled garden and sandstone houseAttractionsJ.M. Barrie's Birthplace6.2 miles
AttractionsForfar Castle7.6 miles
Glass cake stands display Crunchie Tiffin, Raspberry Brownie and Summer Berry Victoria Sponge on a farm shop counterCafeThe Wandering Bear Cafe7.8 miles
The Alyth Burn running through the town between stone walls.AttractionsAlyth8.2 miles
The Alyth Burn rushing over stones between autumn beeches in the Den o' Alyth.WalksDen o' Alyth8.8 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the stone, and when each is next free.

Nàdair, AngusNàdair
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Angus
  • 5 miles from the Eassie Stone
Free 4–6 DecA stone cottage with a green door and three chimneys sits behind a lawn bordered by shrubs and flowerbeds.Fairygreen Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Angus
  • 13 miles from the Eassie Stone
Check datesGuests raise wine glasses at a long candlelit table in a stone barnGuardswell Farm
  • Sleeps 10
  • In Inchture
  • 13 miles from the Eassie Stone
Check datesAn aerial view shows a black timber cabin with a pitched roof set on a deck in an open field, a bath and seating area visible outside.The Cabin at Fairygreen
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Angus
  • 15 miles from the Eassie Stone
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