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Murroes

Cross Slab (pictish), Pictish Symbol Stone (pictish)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Murroes as Cross Slab (pictish), Pictish Symbol Stone (pictish). 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.
Dated to the Pictish period (circa 4th to 9th century AD), the Murroes Cross Slab likely served a ritual or commemorative function, possibly marking a burial site or territorial boundary. Pictish symbol stones often combined Christian and indigenous iconography, reflecting the cultural and religious transitions of early medieval Scotland.

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