What is recorded here
Inveraray Castle, Grave-slab is a 9th-century grave slab in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It stands as a rare survivor from before the castle itself, marking death and memory in a place later claimed by kings. The stone may have watched fields, floods and feasts while people came and went, its purpose unchanged despite every empire built around it.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Inveraray Castle, Grave-slab as Grave Slab (9th Century). 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.
Inveraray Castle, Grave-slab is a 9th-century burial monument associated with the ancient kingdom of Dál Riata. It is remembered as an early Christian site, reflecting the region's historical and religious significance in early medieval Scotland.
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Places near here
Inveraray Castle, GardenGarden (period Unassigned) · 77 yd
Old Inveraray CastleCastle (medieval) · 140 yd
Inveraray CastleStanding Stone (prehistoric) · 232 yd
Campbell MonumentMonument · 255 yd
Inveraray Castle Estate, Aray BridgeRoad Bridge (18th Century), Wall (18th Century) · 285 yd
Inveraray Castle Estate, Cherry Park, House and Farm OfficesFarmhouse (18th Century) (1760) · 310 yd
Jessie and Margaret: Inveraray Pier, Upper Loch Fyne, Firth of ClydeSchooner (18th Century) · 771 yd
Inveraray JailMuseum · 890 yd
Loch ShiraBay · 1002 yd
Dubh Loch, Glen ShiraCastle (medieval) · 1.4 mi
Am BuachailleMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
Creagan an EichMountain / peak · 3.6 mi