Barochan Cross. The Barochan Cross was created between AD 900 and 1100, and probably originally stood beside Barochan Mill, 10km from Paisley. In the 1800s it was moved to the summit of a knoll near the mill, before being moved to its current spot in Paisley Abbey in 1981.
Most of the cross’s decoration comprises panels of interlace with a key pattern. A lower panel on the front contains an interesting scene, which features:
a mounted warrior wielding a spear
a man carrying a drinking horn
three other men, one holding an axe
two animals
On the back are two panels containing a line of four identical figures. In the upper panel is the outline of four figures in long garments, while the figures in the lower panel are shown in profile, blowing trumpets and wielding spears.
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