What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Fowlis Wester, Cross as Cross Slab (pictish), Pictish Symbol Stone (pictish). 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.
Dated to the Pictish period (circa 4th to 9th century AD), the Fowlis Wester Cross is a symbol stone likely used for ceremonial or commemorative purposes, possibly marking a significant site or individual. Pictish cross slabs often feature Christian and Pictish symbols, suggesting a blend of religious and cultural significance.
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Places near here
Fowlis Wester, the Old InnHall (period Unassigned), Inn (period Unassigned), Public House (period Unassigned) · 19 yd
Fowlis WesterHouse (19th Century) · 28 yd
Fowlis Wester, Fowlis Wester Parish ChurchArchway (19th Century), Burial Ground (medieval), Church (medieval), Grave Slab (medieval), War Memorial (20th Century) · 52 yd
Fowlis Wester ChurchCross Incised Stone (early Medieval) · 55 yd
Gorthy WoodForest · 2.1 mi
Long PlantationForest · 2.4 mi
Buchanty SpoutWaterfall · 2.7 mi
Madderty Parish War MemorialMemorial · 2.7 mi
Keillour CastleCastle (medieval), Country House (17th Century) · 3.1 mi
Innerpeffray LibraryNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 3.9 mi
The Library of InnerpeffrayMuseum · 3.9 mi
Innerpeffray CastleTower House (medieval) · 4.1 miOther information
Photo: Douglas Nelson · CC BY-SA 2.0