Loch Sween, Kilbride

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Loch Sween, Kilbride as Cross Incised Stone (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.

Linked to Saint Sween, a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary associated with the spread of Christianity in Argyll, Loch Sween is traditionally believed to have healing properties, particularly for eye ailments. The incised cross on the stone reflects early Christian devotion and may mark a site of local pilgrimage or ritual.