Aberlemno

Aberlemno
Scottish Gaelic: Obar Leamhnach
240px Aberlemno Kirk
Aberlemno  Aberlemno shown within Angus
OS grid reference	NO521558
Council area	Angus
Lieutenancy area	Angus
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FORFAR
Postcode district	DD8
Dialling code	01307
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Angus
Scottish Parliament	Angus North and Mearns
List of places UK Scotland

Aberlemno (Gaelic: Obar Leamhnach) is a parish and small village in the Scottish council area of Angus. It is noted for three large carved Pictish stones (and one fragment) dating from the 7th and 8th centuries AD (Historic Scotland); the stones can be viewed at any time in spring-autumn, but are covered by wooden boxes in the winter to prevent frost damage. Two stones (and the fragment) stand by the B9134 Forfar-Brechin road, the Kirkyard Stone stands in the nearby graveyard of the parish church.

A genus of fossil plants first found in a nearby quarry is named Aberlemnia in honour of the location.

Sculptured Stones

Main article: Aberlemno Sculptured Stones

Aberlemno is notable for the presence of four early Medieval Standing Stones, as well as a fifth that is currently on display at McManus Galleries.

See also

• List of places in Angus

External links

• Aberlemno – site information from Historic Scotland
• Aberlemno Stones: I, II, III, V
• Aberlemno Sculptured Stones