
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Milton of Crathes as Cross Incised Stone (early Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Linked to Saint Fillan, the Milton of Crathes holy well is associated with healing traditions and was historically visited for its supposed curative properties, particularly for skin ailments. The site includes an early medieval cross-incised stone, suggesting a long-standing Christian and possibly pre-Christian ritual significance in the area.
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Places near here
Milton of Crathes Old BridgeBridge (period Unassigned) · 150 yd
Milton of Crathes Railway BridgeBridge (period Unassigned) · 151 yd
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CandieshillEnclosure (period Unknown) · 646 yd
BaldarrochNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 834 yd
Crathes CastleNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 955 yd
Crathes Castle, Walled GardenWalled Garden (period Unassigned) · 1032 yd
Ley WoodForest · 1363 yd
Coy WoodForest · 1.6 mi
Tilquhillie CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.8 mi
Castle Hill, DurrisMotte (medieval) · 2.4 mi
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Photo: Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0