What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Catherine's Cross, Tain as Boundary Marker (medieval)(possible), Cross (medieval)(possible). 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.
Catherine's Cross in Tain is associated with Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a Christian martyr venerated in medieval Scotland. The cross may have marked a holy site or pilgrimage waypoint, reflecting the saint’s widespread popularity and her traditional role as a protector of learning and virtue.
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Places near here
Loch EyeFarmstead (post Medieval) · 324 yd
LocheyeCountry House (period Unassigned) · 964 yd
Tain Airfield MemorialMemorial · 1059 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5928829.jpg?width=1280)
Tain Airfield, Operations BlockOperations Block (20th Century) · 1.1 mi
Fearn AbbeyAbbey (medieval), Burial Ground (medieval) - (post Medieval), Church (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 2.0 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.4 mi
Whiteness SandsBeach / strand · 3.1 mi
Tain CastleCastle (medieval) · 3.1 mi
Cadboll CastleTower House (medieval) · 3.5 mi
ArabellaNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.7 mi
Balintore, Ross Crescent, the WhitehallNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.7 mi
Shandwick BayBay · 4.1 mi