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Victoria Gardens cross slab is a carved stone monument located in Fife, Scotland, situated approximately 25 metres east of 1 Wingfield. It is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM819. Cross slabs of this type are characteristic products of early medieval Pictish and Dalriadic Christian communities in Scotland, typically dating between the 6th and 9th centuries.
The monument lies upon bedrock of the Strathclyde Group, a sequence of sedimentary rocks formed during the Visean period of the Carboniferous era. This geological foundation reflects the long history of human settlement in the region, with later medieval and modern communities building upon landscapes shaped by ancient stone formations. The slab's survival and protection reflects its significance as physical evidence of early Christian practice in the area.
As a scheduled monument, the cross slab is subject to legal protection that prevents unauthorised disturbance or damage. Such carved stones served important functions within early medieval Christian communities, functioning as territorial markers, burial monuments, or focal points for worship and gathering. The survival of the Victoria Gardens example contributes to our understanding of religious and social organisation in early medieval Fife.
Victoria Gardens, cross slab 25m E of 1 Wingfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM819. View the official record →
Victoria Gardens cross slab is a carved stone monument located in Fife, Scotland, situated approximately 25 metres east of 1 Wingfield. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM819.
Victoria Gardens, cross slab 25m E of 1 Wingfield 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 SM819.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crail Airfield,pillbox 400m S of Kirklands (0.9 km), Crail Airfield,pillbox 300m E of Wormistone House (1.7 km), Crail Airfield, airfield 1km E of Kirklands Farm (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Victoria Gardens, cross slab 25m E of 1 Wingfield'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.
Victoria Gardens, cross slab 25m E of 1 Wingfield stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.