Mackenzie Nave Crest WallTarbat Discovery Centre At first glance, this stone wall looks very ordinary. However, upon closer inspection, you can see that the lower stones contain intricate carvings. These are ledger stones, which are typically laid into the floor of a...
Ross Ledger StoneTarbat Discovery Centre In the graveyard at Tarbat Discovery Centre, this tomb commemorates a local family. George Ross Tacksman of Fearne, his wife Margaret Hughan and their children are all memorialised together. Margaret died in 1741 and the...
Pictish Grave MarkerTarbat Discovery Centre This Pictish stone gives us important information about people we know as the Picts. Many such large stones have been found across northern Scotland. The name Picts, meaning painted people, was given to them by the...
The Calf StoneTarbat Discovery Centre This intricately detailed Pictish stone is known as the ‘Calf Stone’. The panel may have formed part of a shrine. It depicts a bull, cow and calf, as well as a mythical, hoofed beast menacing a lamb. Originally...
The Boar StoneTarbat Discovery Centre This large, sculpted stone is thought to have formed the lid of a sarcophagus or tomb. Dating from the eighth century, this is typical of a Pictish memorial. Two boars can be seen in individual panels on one side of the stone....
