What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Madoes, Inchyra Stone as Inhumation (period Unknown), Ogham Inscribed Stone (early Medieval), 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 St Madoes, Inchyra Stone is a Pictish symbol stone, likely used for commemorative or territorial purposes, and may also bear early medieval ogham inscriptions, suggesting a connection to literacy or personal names in the Gaelic tradition. Its symbols and form reflect the artistic and cultural expressions of the Picts in eastern Scotland.
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