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Aberlemno
Sign in to saveAberlemno (, IPA:[ˈopəɾˈʎɛunəx]) 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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- Locality
- Aberlemno
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Aberlemno
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- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 544
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- aberlemno.org
- Image
- Aberlemnokirk.jpg
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Aberlemno (, IPA:[ˈopəɾˈʎɛunəx]) 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.
thumb|The cross slab in the kirkyard.Class II Pictish stone. The parish of Aberlemno had a population of 544 at the 2011 Census.
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