Eassie Stone

The Eassie Stone is a Pictish cross-slab from the mid-8th century, now housed in a perspex shelter inside the roofless remains of Eassie parish church. The village of Eassie lies beside the A94, six kilometres east of Meigle and four kilometres west of Glamis in Angus. The church itself dates from the 16th century, built on an earlier site. Its Class II status comes from the carvings on both faces and the presence of Pictish symbols. The front shows a ringed cross with interlace, damaged angels, a warrior with a square shield, and a stag pursued by hounds. The rear bears a Pictish beast above a double disc and Z-rod, three cloaked figures, a tree with human heads, and weathered cattle. Visitors enter the ruined church through its gaping west doorway. Inside, the stone stands on a modern plinth under clear walls that let light play across the reliefs. Outside, the graveyard grass is dotted with 18th- and 19th-century headstones. The A94 hums nearby, yet the shelter keeps the carvings calm and legible.