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Mackay's Cross, Arnicle

Standing Stone (prehistoric)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mackay's Cross, Arnicle as Standing Stone (prehistoric). 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.
Likely dating to the Early Christian period, Mackay's Cross is thought to have functioned as a waymarker or memorial, possibly associated with local pilgrimage routes. Its name may reflect later medieval associations with the Mackay family, though its original prehistoric or early Christian meaning remains unclear.

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