
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Alyth 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 Alyth Cross Slab is likely associated with early Christian symbolism and may have served as a memorial or waymarker. Pictish symbol stones often combined Christian and indigenous iconography, though the specific meaning of the symbols on this slab remains undeciphered.
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Places near here
Alyth, Bamff Road, Bridge Over Alyth BurnRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 153 yd
Alyth, Old Parish Kirk of St Moloc'sBurial Ground (medieval), Chapel (medieval), Church (medieval) · 179 yd
Alyth, Old BridgeBridge (17th Century) · 220 yd
Mercat CrossMonument · 236 yd
Alyth MuseumMuseum · 339 yd
Alyth, CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 1153 yd
Alfred Anderson MemorialMemorial · 1165 yd
Den o' AlythWood · 1269 yd
Glenisla Golf CourseNo Class (event) (20th Century) · 1690 yd
Hill of LoyalMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
BankheadNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.7 mi
Bamff HouseTower House (16th Century) · 2.1 miOther information
Photo: Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0