What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Crail, St Andrews Road, Victoria Gardens, Standing Stone of Sauchope as Cross Slab (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.
The Standing Stone of Sauchope is likely from the early medieval period and may have functioned as a waymarker or boundary marker. It could also have had a ritual or commemorative purpose, though specific folklore or detailed use is not well recorded.
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Places near here
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Denburn WoodWood · 435 yd
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