Wester Denoon
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Wester Denoon | |
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Location withinAngus | |
OS grid reference | NO346432 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | FORFAR |
Postcode district | DD8 |
Dialling code | 01307 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Wester Denoonis a small settlement inAngus, Scotland.[1]Approximately one mile to the north of Wester Denoon is the village ofEassie,where theEassie Stoneis displayed in aruinedchurch; this carvedPictish stoneis dated prior to theEarly Middle Ages.[2]Other nearby settlements areCharleston,BalkeerieandKirkinch.Two fragments of small Pictish cross-slabs have also been found at Wester Denoon itself (preserved in theMeffan Institute,Forfar). One shows the stylised figure of a woman wearing a long dress or mantle fastened on the breast by a large brooch.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, Landranger (2005)
- ^C.Michael Hogan,Eassie Stone,The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham, 7 Oct. 2007