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Monifieth, Font Stone

Cross Base (early Medieval)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Monifieth, Font Stone as Cross Base (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 a pre-Christian or early Christian ritual site, the Font Stone at Monifieth may have been used for sacred water-related ceremonies. Local tradition suggests it was later associated with Christian baptism or healing practices, though specific saints or cures are not recorded.

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