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Clach a' Charridh is a Pictish cross slab located at Shandwick in Easter Ross, Scotland. The monument dates to the early medieval period, likely the eighth or ninth century, and is carved from stone with a prominent cross design typical of Pictish sculptural traditions. The slab displays the characteristic incised cross and associated symbolic elements that reflect the Christian conversion of Pictish society during this era. As one of the significant Pictish monuments in the region, it represents an important example of early medieval ecclesiastical art and the material culture of the Northern Picts.
Clach a' Charridh,cross slab (Shandwick Stone) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1674. View the official record →
Clach a' Charridh is a Pictish cross slab located at Shandwick in Easter Ross, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1674.
Clach a' Charridh,cross slab (Shandwick Stone) 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 SM1674.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Easter Rarichie,fort and dun 600m S of (1.7 km), Easter Rarichie,dun 650m SW of (1.8 km), Hilton of Cadboll, chapel and site of cross slab 90m NNW of Parkside (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Clach a' Charridh,cross slab (Shandwick Stone)'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.
Clach a' Charridh,cross slab (Shandwick Stone) stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.