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The Balluderon Stone
Martin's Stone
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The Balluderon Stone
Material Old Red Sandstone
Size 2 metres (6.6 ft)
Symbols Celtic cross (fragmentary)
Mounted figures
Serpent and z-rod
Pictish beast
Present location Balluderon, Angus
Classification Class II cross slab

The Balluderon Stone, otherwise known as Martin's Stone is a class II Pictish cross slab in situ at Balluderon, Angus, Scotland.

Description

A slab of Old Red Sandstone, the cross slab is situated in a field and protected by iron fencing. The slab, of which only the lower half remains, bears the remnants of a Celtic cross, two mounted riders, a serpent and z-rod symbol and a Pictish beast design. Local tradition associates the slab with the Legend of the Nine Maidens who were devoured by a dragon which was subsequently slain by a hero named Martin. Folk etymology names this as the origin of Strathmartine, the valley in which the slab stands.

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