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Ballumbie Church

Cross Slab (early Medieval)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ballumbie Church as Cross Slab (early Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Likely dating to the early medieval period, the cross slab at Ballumbie Church may have served a Christian commemorative or ritual function, reflecting the spread of Christianity in Scotland. Local tradition may associate it with nearby Ballumbie Castle or the church, though specific folklore is not widely recorded.

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