What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edderton Free Church as Cross Slab(s) (pictish). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dated to the Pictish period (circa 4th to 9th century AD), the cross slab at Edderton Free Church likely served a Christian ritual or commemorative function, reflecting early medieval religious practices in northern Scotland. Such stones often bore symbolic carvings associated with Christian iconography and local traditions.
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Places near here
EddertonCross Slab (pictish) · 13 yd
Edderton Parish ChurchCemetery (18th Century), Church (18th Century), Church (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 39 yd
Edderton MainsCastle (medieval)(possible), Fort (period Unknown)(possible), House (post Medieval) · 498 yd
Red BurnFarmstead (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1078 yd
Edderton HillEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 1174 yd
Balblair DistilleryHeritage attraction · 1.1 mi
Tarlogie ScalpsBeach / strand · 1.5 mi
Cnoc an t-SabhailMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Dornoch FirthBay · 1.6 mi
Morangie ForestForest · 2.0 mi
Ardjachie PointHeadland · 2.3 mi
Skibo Castle, Loch Ospisdale, GardenGarden (period Unassigned), Garden Feature (period Unassigned) · 3.0 mi