Innerleithen Parish Church

Nearest town:
Innerleithen
OS reference:
NT332369
OS sheet:
73
Latitude:
55° 37' 15.47 N
Longitude:
3° 3' 39 W
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Image of Innerleithen Parish Church (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by Martin

‘Sidereal Signs’ a slate and wood triptych featuring one side of the cup and ring marked stone known as the ‘Runic Cross’ (plus cup and ring marked stones from Lamancha and Lyne).

Image credit: Martin Wilson
Martin
Martin Aug 17, 2017
Image of Innerleithen Parish Church (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by rockartuk

What is the reason these guys look quite unhappy and why is it that only the posture seems right? Do they miss the rock art on Moors and Hill slopes? Are those trembling empty hands grabbing for virtual pints? Who took this picture? These questions will probably never be answered. It’s just from left to right: Jan, Stone, Gus and the sound of silence.........

rockartuk
rockartuk Dec 9, 2003
Image of Innerleithen Parish Church (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by Martin

2/11/03- front view on modern plinth in front of Innerleithen Parish Church

Martin
Martin Nov 5, 2003

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Innerleithen Parish Church

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CARL Jul 25, 2017

Failed visit 25.7.17

How many churches can one (relatively) small place have? Clearly one too many for me as I failed to find the right church!

I visited 5 – one converted to appartments, one in the process of conversion and 3 wrong ones!

If you happen to know which is the correct church perhaps you can provide the name and directions on how to find it – for people like me! :)

Innerleithen Parish Church

Martin
Martin Nov 5, 2003

Sunday 2/11/03
This site is usually described as a ‘runic cross’. There are no runes on it and neither is it a cross. It’s a cup and joined-ring marked stone almost 1 metre high and oblong in section. It sits on a modern engraved sandstone plinth dwarfed by the church immediately behind it (one of my friends has the original plinth as a feature in his extensive gardens!). The cup and ring markings are executed in the classic style- by a pecking technique which makes me think that this stone is somewhat much older than the proposed 8th century- the design certainly is. All four sides of the stone are decorated with the same pattern. I can’t find any evidence to suggest that this stone actually formed part of a cross- I guess it was assumed so as it was found in the foundations of an old church which used to stand on this site. However- how many churches have been built on top of Neolithic or Bronze Age monuments?

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