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OS grid reference
  
NO521558

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
DD8

Local time
  
Tuesday 12:40 PM

Council area
  
Angus

Scottish parliament
  
Angus North and Mearns

Country
  
Scotland

Post town
  
FORFAR

Police
  
Scottish

Dialling code
  
01307

Lieutenancy area
  
Angus

UK parliament constituency
  
Angus

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Weather
  
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Interior aberlemno church 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.

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Map of Aberlemno, Forfar, UK

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

Aberlemno kirk and pictish stones


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.

References

Aberlemno Wikipedia