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Boddin, Chapel of St Skae, Skae No.1

Cross Incised Stone (early Medieval)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Boddin, Chapel of St Skae, Skae No.1 as Cross Incised Stone (early Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Skae is a lesser-known early Christian saint associated with several sites in Orkney and Caithness, and is traditionally linked with healing and protection. The incised cross at the Chapel of St Skae suggests a medieval Christian ritual or devotional site, possibly connected to local saintly veneration and early church practices in northern Scotland.

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