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Rodney's Stone is a Medieval symbol-bearing cross slab located 475 metres east-south-east of Brodie Castle in Morayshire, Scotland. The monument bears carved symbols characteristic of Pictish or early medieval Scottish tradition, indicating its function as a marker or commemorative stone of considerable antiquity. The slab displays a cross design alongside other symbolic elements that reflect the religious and cultural practices of its period. As a symbol-bearing cross slab, the stone represents an important category of medieval monument that served both spiritual and territorial purposes within the wider landscape of northern Scotland.
Rodney's Stone, symbol-bearing cross slab 475m ESE of Brodie Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1226. View the official record →
Rodney's Stone is a Medieval symbol-bearing cross slab located 475 metres east-south-east of Brodie Castle in Morayshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1226.
Rodney's Stone, symbol-bearing cross slab 475m ESE of Brodie Castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a symbol-bearing cross slab 475m ese of brodie castle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Rodney's Stone, symbol-bearing cross slab 475m ESE of Brodie Castle 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 SM1226.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Greshop Farm,enclosures 300-400m SW of (3.7 km), Inshoch House, tower house 70m NNW of (4.9 km), Mains of Moyness,ring cairn & stone circle (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Rodney's Stone, symbol-bearing cross slab 475m ESE of Brodie Castle'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.
Rodney's Stone, symbol-bearing cross slab 475m ESE of Brodie Castle stands on Upper Old Red Sandstone, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.