What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Shaltigoe Rock, Wick as Altar (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.
Shaltigoe Rock is associated with early Christian tradition in northern Scotland, possibly linked to the Pictish or early Celtic church. The site's function as an altar suggests it may have been used for ritual or worship, though specific saints or cures connected to it are not recorded.
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Places near here
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Wick Heritage CentreMuseum · 625 yd
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