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Craigmailen Stone

Inscribed Stone (period Unknown)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Craigmailen Stone as Inscribed Stone (period Unknown). 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.
Craigmailen Stone is likely to date from the Early Medieval period, based on the style of its inscriptions, which may include Pictish symbols or Ogham. Its meaning remains uncertain, though such stones were often used for commemorative, territorial, or ritual purposes.

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