What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rosneath, St. Modan's Parish Church, St Modan's Stone as Cross Slab (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.
Dated to the early medieval period, the St Modan's Stone is likely associated with the spread of Christianity in the region. It may have served as a waymarker or memorial, and could be linked to the local saint, St Modan, who was an influential 6th-century Christian missionary in Argyll.
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Places near here
Rosneath, St Modan's Parish ChurchChurch (19th Century), War Memorial (20th Century) · 104 yd
RosneathUnidentified Pottery(s) (15th Century) · 166 yd
Clachan FarmFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 634 yd
Limekiln PointHeadland · 675 yd
Camsail BayStone Row (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible) · 1069 yd
Rhu PointHeadland · 1201 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1.0 mi
Rosneath CastleCastle (medieval) · 1.2 mi
Ardencaple CastleCastle (medieval), Country House (18th Century) · 1.8 mi
Linn Botanic GardensHeritage attraction · 1.9 mi
Duchess WoodWood · 2.0 mi
Rebecca: Rosneath Point, Upper Firth of ClydeSchooner (20th Century) · 2.1 mi