St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum
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St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum
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St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum, located in the Angus village of St Vigeans, houses an outstanding collection of Pictish carved stones. St Vigeans, close to Arbroath, was the centre of a royal estate in the Early Middle Ages, and was of religious importance as a monastery founded in the 8th century. The present-day St Vigeans Church was built in the 12th century, on a 40-foot (12 m) mound. The museum displays 38 carved stones which formerly stood upon the old church mound. Among the stones o
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2023-12-21T17:09:57Z
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