© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Lybster, Church of Scotland, cross incised stone is a medieval carved stone located in Caithness, Scotland. The stone bears an incised cross, a common form of Christian monument in medieval Scotland, and is associated with the Church of Scotland site at Lybster. Such cross-incised stones typically date from the medieval period and served religious and commemorative functions within parish churches and their surrounding spaces. The stone remains an important artefact for understanding the religious landscape and burial practices of medieval Caithness.
Lybster, Church of Scotland, cross incised stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM613. View the official record →
Lybster, Church of Scotland, cross incised stone is a medieval carved stone located in Caithness, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM613.
Lybster, Church of Scotland, cross incised stone dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a church of scotland, cross incised stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Lybster, Church of Scotland, cross incised 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 SM613.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Reisgill,old bridge (0.8 km), Rhianrivach, broch 185m NNW of Achow (1.8 km), Bridge of Occumster,broch 320m SSW of (2.2 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Lybster, Church of Scotland, cross incised stone