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Applecross, St Maelrubha's Monastery

Cross Slab (early Medieval), Monastic Settlement (early Medieval)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Applecross, St Maelrubha's Monastery as Cross Slab (early Medieval), Monastic Settlement (early Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Early Medieval cross slabs at St Maelrubha's Monastery, Applecross, are associated with the spread of Christianity in the Scottish Highlands, likely dating to the 7th–9th centuries. They may have served as grave markers or preaching crosses, linked to the monastic foundation attributed to the Irish saint Maelrubha.

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