What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Inchcolm Abbey, Inchcolm 3 Cross Slab 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.
Early Medieval in date, the cross slab likely served a Christian funerary or commemorative purpose, reflecting the spread of Christianity in Scotland during the medieval period. Its carved cross may symbolize both religious devotion and the influence of monastic communities, such as those at nearby Inchcolm Abbey.
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Places near here
Inchcolm AbbeyAbbey (medieval) · 1 yd
Inchcolm, Custodian's House and Well HutHouse (20th Century) (1924) · 58 yd
Forth Defences, Middle, Inchcolm, Battery Access TunnelTunnel (first World War) · 235 yd
Swallow CraigIslet · 252 yd
InchcolmInscribed Stone (early Medieval) · 347 yd
Braefoot BayBay · 1137 yd
Car CraigIslet · 1146 yd
Monks' CaveArchaeological place · 1216 yd
Charles HillMountain / peak · 1319 yd
Primrose WoodWood · 1.1 mi
Downans PlantationWood · 1.3 mi
Black SandsBeach / strand · 1.5 mi