What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cardross, Kilmahew, St. Mahew's Chapel as Cross Incised Stone (early Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St. Mahew's Chapel in Cardross is associated with St. Mahew, a lesser-known early Christian saint, and the site may have been a place of pilgrimage and local worship. The incised cross on the stone reflects the early medieval Christian tradition in the region, possibly linked to monastic or ecclesiastical activity.
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Places near here
Cardross, Kilmahew, St Mahew's ChapelBurial Ground (medieval) - (post Medieval), Cell (early Medieval)(possible), Chapel (medieval) · 1 yd
Geilston HouseHeritage attraction · 432 yd
Geilston GardenMuseum · 475 yd
Geilston House, GardenGarden (period Unassigned) · 486 yd
Drumhead HouseFarmhouse (18th Century) - (19th Century), Tower House (medieval)(possible) · 769 yd
Kilmahew FarmFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 945 yd
Auchensail FarmFarm (period Unassigned) · 998 yd
Kilmahew CastleCastle (16th Century) - (18th Century) · 1044 yd
Cardross, Cardross Crematorium and CemeteryCemetery (20th Century), Crematorium (modern) · 1102 yd
Ardmore South BayBay · 1.1 mi
Christian: Ardmore, Upper Firth of ClydeCraft (18th Century) · 1.6 mi
Ardmore PointCave (period Unknown), Hearth (period Unknown), Animal Remains (period Unknown), Unidentified Pottery (iron Age)(possible) · 1.7 mi