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Camus's Cross is an ancient cross monument located approximately 270 metres east-north-east of Downie Hills Cottage in Angus, Scotland. The cross represents an important example of early Christian or medieval religious architecture in the region, typical of the stone crosses that were erected throughout Scotland during the early medieval period. The monument survives as a standing stone cross, preserving evidence of the Christian landscape and territorial practices of its era. It is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under the designation reference HES INSPIRE SM148, securing its status as a protected heritage monument.
Camus's Cross, cross 270 ENE of Downie Hills Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM148. View the official record →
Camus's Cross is an ancient cross monument located approximately 270 metres east-north-east of Downie Hills Cottage in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM148.
Camus's Cross, cross 270 ENE of Downie Hills Cottage is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM148.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Woodhill, cursus 100m NW of (3.3 km), The Mound, motte, Grange of Barry (3.5 km), Ravensby House, ring ditch 100m SE of (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Camus's Cross, cross 270 ENE of Downie Hills Cottage's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Camus's Cross, cross 270 ENE of Downie Hills Cottage stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.