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Islay, Port Ellen, Doid Mhairi

Cross Slab (early Medieval)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Islay, Port Ellen, Doid Mhairi as Cross Slab (early Medieval). 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.
Doid Mhairi is likely an early medieval cross slab, possibly Christian in origin, associated with the spread of Christianity in the Hebrides. Its name and context suggest a connection to local folklore or veneration, potentially linked to Saint Mary or a holy site.

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