Tayside - prehistoric sites

The small Angus village of Aberlemno boasts four fabulous carved Pictish stones. The largest is a cross-slab standing in the churchyard. This features beautiful carving of interlaced decoration and Pictish symbols. It stands about 6 feet high and the carving is some of the finest in Scotland. One side of the cross depicts animal figures, while the other shows a battle scene. Three other stones, dating from 7-9th century AD, stand by the road.
Forfar, Tayside, Scotland

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Despite the name, Ardestie Earth House is neither a house nor made of earth. It is, rather, a stone-built underground storage area, similar to the fogous of south west England.
Monifieth, Tayside, Scotland

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There are two Caterthun hill forts near the village of Edzell, in Angus. The larger, and more impressive, is White Caterthun Fort. About a mile to the north-east is Brown Caterthun. The fort was built sometime in the last few centuries BC, and covers a total area about 1000 feet by 900 feet.
Edzell, Tayside, Scotland

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Carlungie Earth House is a complex Iron Age underground structure, 140 feet long, surrounded by remains of eight huts. The passage is roofless has four separate entrances.
Monifieth, Tayside, Scotland

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Croft Moraig Stone Circle is a fascinating prehistoric site dating to 3000 BC, combining a timber circle overlaid by a later stone circle within a rubble bank. The final phase includes a larger stone circle with an entrance marked by a huge pair of stones.
A827, Aberfeldy, Tayside, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: 3 phases of development spanning 1000 years

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Near the kirk in the hamlet of Dull, near Aberfeldy, stands an 8th-century cross within an iron railing. The cross may have been erected outside an ancient monastery founded at Dull by St Adomnan, the Abbot of Iona.
Dull, Tayside, Scotland, PH15 2JQ

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Heritage Highlight: Linked to the 8th-century monastery founded by St Adomnan

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The Dunfallandy Stone is one of the finest Pictish cross slabs in Scotland, carved in the 9th century with intricate interlace designs, figures of angels and beasts, a horseman, tools, serpents, and other traditional Pictish symbols.
Pitlochry, Tayside, Scotland

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The Dupplin Cross is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland, and one of the high points of Pictish sculpture. The free-standing cross dates to the 9th century and is carved from a single block of red sandstone. The carvings represent warriors, interlaced geometric patterns, knots, spirals, and a peculiar figure playing the harp, which may be a depiction of King David.
Dunning, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, PH2 0RG

Attraction Type: Prehistoric - Carved Stone
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Heritage Highlight: A superb example of Pictish carving

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A richly carved Pictish stone stands in the churchyard beside the ruined kirk of Eassie, two miles west of Glamis Castle. The sculptured stone dates to the 8th century and is best described as a cross-slab.

Eassie, Angus and Dundee, Tayside, Scotland

Attraction Type: Prehistoric - Carved Stone
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The High Keillor Pictish Symbol Stone is a 2m high column of gneiss carved with traditional Pictish symbols dating as far back as the 6th century. The stone stands atop a Bronze age tumulus in a wonderful rural location with superb views over Strathmore to the north.
High Keillor, Kettins, Tayside, Scotland, PH13 9JU

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Heritage Highlight: Pictish carvings dating to the 6th-8th centuries

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