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Monks Rig, Font Stone

Cross Base (early Medieval)
Monks Rig, Font Stone
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Monks Rig, 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.
Monks Rig, Font Stone is associated with early Christian monastic activity in Scotland and may have been used for baptismal rites, given its name and form. The site reflects the broader tradition of holy wells and font stones linked to saints and local pilgrimage practices in the medieval period.

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