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Edderton cross slab is a Medieval carved stone monument located in Ross-shire, Scotland, situated approximately 25 metres south-south-west of Edderton Free Church. The slab belongs to the tradition of early Christian and Medieval cross-marked stones that are found throughout the Highlands and islands of Scotland, dating from the Medieval period. Like comparable monuments in the region, it represents an important material record of religious practice and stone-carving traditions in northern Scotland during the Medieval centuries. The cross slab survives as evidence of the ecclesiastical significance of the Edderton locality during this era.
Edderton cross slab, 25m SSW of Edderton Free Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1678. View the official record →
Edderton cross slab is a Medieval carved stone monument located in Ross-shire, Scotland, situated approximately 25 metres south-south-west of Edderton Free Church. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1678.
Edderton cross slab, 25m SSW of Edderton Free Church dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a 25m ssw of edderton free church. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Edderton cross slab, 25m SSW of Edderton Free Church 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 SM1678.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lamington Park, long cairn 950m E of Lochan a'Chlaidheimh (6.8 km), Scotsburn Wood,chambered cairn 820m NE of Scotsburn House (7.3 km), Scotsburn Wood, chambered cairn 550m NNE of Scotsburn House (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Edderton cross slab, 25m SSW of Edderton Free Church'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.
Edderton cross slab, 25m SSW of Edderton Free Church stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.