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Raasay House, cross-incised slab and battery 310m SW of is a medieval carved stone monument situated on the Inner Hebridean island of Raasay in Inverness-shire. The site comprises a cross-incised slab and associated earthwork battery located in the south-western landscape of the island, close to the principal settlement. The stone slab bears an incised cross, characteristic of Christian monumental carving from the medieval period in the Hebrides. The underlying geology consists of Middle Jurassic mudstones, sandstones and limestones, which have weathered to shape the island's distinctive terrain and would have been quarried locally for building materials throughout the settlement's occupation.
The battery—a low defensive earthwork—indicates the site's strategic importance in the early modern period, when island fortifications became necessary against naval incursion. Such batteries were typically constructed to mount small artillery pieces and control anchorages or approaches to settlements. The proximity of these structures to Raasay House itself suggests their occupation and use occurred alongside the main domestic settlement during a period of sustained habitation.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled ancient monument under reference SM2589, recognising its cultural significance as evidence of medieval Christian practice and early modern island settlement patterns in the Hebrides.
Raasay House, cross-incised slab & battery 310m SW of, Raasay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2589. View the official record →
Raasay House, cross-incised slab and battery 310m SW of is a medieval carved stone monument situated on the Inner Hebridean island of Raasay in Inverness-shire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2589.
Raasay House, cross-incised slab & battery 310m SW of, Raasay 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 SM2589.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cave of Oars,souterrain 250m SE of Raasay House (0.4 km), Raasay House,St Maol-Luag's Chapel,110m NE of (0.4 km), Raasay House,cross slab NNW of (0.5 km).
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Raasay House, cross-incised slab & battery 310m SW of, Raasay stands on Middle Jurassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Jurassic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.