Hiding in plain sight in the kirkyard of Dalmeny is medieval socket stone. It has been reused to serve a late 17th century headstone, but is clearly intended to hold a much larger object. The tang of the headstone measures 0.41m by 0.15m, whereas the socket measures 0.43m by 0.28m. It is highly likely that it would have supported a medieval kirkyard cross, between perhaps 1.8m to 3.0m in height, which would have provided a focus for a wide range of activities in the burial ground, devotional, funerary, social and commercial. Similar cross bases can be seen at nearby Crossall Hill, at Monks Rig in the Pentlands, and near Dryburgh Abbey. At Fowlis Easter, near Dundee is a close parallel where the cross survives in situ. 3D reconstruction generated with photogrammetry software 3DF Zephyr v6.513 processing 172 images
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