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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Places near here
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Burnside of Duntrune, GeneralVillage (period Unassigned) · 262 yd
Burnside of Duntrune, Mill, DamDam (period Unassigned) · 281 yd
Ballumbie CastleBuckle (period Unassigned), Coin (period Unassigned) · 393 yd
Middleton WoodForest or wood · 1206 yd
Murroes War MemorialMemorial · 1.1 mi
Kellas WoodForest · 1.3 mi
Powrie CastleCastle (medieval) · 1.3 mi
Land at Powrie CastleCastle, fort or tower · 1.3 mi
WWII memorial plaqueHeritage place · 1.5 mi
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