Examples of Scottish Knots

These stones are in the museum at Forfar. They come from the old parish church at Kirriemuir, demolished in 1787. They date from the 9th or early 10th century.

This stone has two knots. The top one ends with an animal head biting its own tail. The bottom one is closer worked on the right. I have spaced it out to show how the knot works (I think). It's broken on the left.

This has a knot worked into the shape of a cross. The centre is more closely worked than the arms of the cross and with thinner strands, so my version doesn't have the same proportions as the original.