Tour Scotland Video Christian Medieval Marker Stone Collace Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a Discoid Marker Stone in Collace Churchyard, Perthshire, Scotland. It is suggested that this is likely to be the disc head of a medieval marker stone. As the length of the shaft is unknown, it is impossible to tell whether it is the head from a churchyard cross or a gravemarker. The artefact is unusual in having complex decoration more akin to that found on medieval Basque gravemarkers and isolated examples from England and Ireland. Although there is a possible alternative interpretation of the design on the verso, as a flower, it is suggested that the design on both faces represents the Seal of Solomon. This is possibly the earliest use of this symbol in Scotland.

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