Edinburgh - National Museum of Scotland

Edinburgh has been the capital of Scotland since the 15th century. With a population of around 525,000, it is the second largest city in Scotland after Glasgow.

The city is a cultural centre, and is the home of institutions including the National Museum of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery. Edinburgh's Old Town and New Town together are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The National Museum of Scotland was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum.

Both parts of the museum are located right next to each other on Chambers Street. The Royal Museum is a museum of natural sciences, technology and art. It is housed in a building dating from 1888. The Museum of Scotland deals with Scottish history and culture. It is located in a new building completed in 1998 right next to the 1888 building.

The Monifieth Stones are a series of five Pictish stones from the early Medieval period found in or around St Regulus' church in Monifieth. They were uncovered during the demolition of a pre-Reformation church and its kirkyard wall in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Monifieth 4

Monifeith 4 is the largest stone. It is a fragment of a free-standing high cross. While it features Celtic Christian imagery, it has no idiomatic Pictish symbols. The cross is broken at bottom of intersection with the arms. The upper portion of the front face is a crucifixion scene, with the portion of the Christ figure above the waist missing. Flanking his legs are two human figures. Below the crucifixion scene are two robed figures. Below them are a further two figures holding drinking horns and the bottom of the cross has a seated harpist.