Stone Cross

Situated at the crest of the E-facing slope of a knoll, and c. 25m W of a S-N road to Ross castle (ME008-001----), which is c. 750m to the N. Local lore, enshrined in a novel (Getty 1970), describes it as the burial place of a misfortunate pair of lovers. The cross is now in an overgrown clearance cairn (dims c. 5m E-W; c. 4m N-S; H 0.3m at S to 1m at N). The head of a limestone solid ring-cross (H 0.51m; span 0.6m; T 0.15m) with a subrectangular disc (dims 0.38m x 0.37m) and protruding arms (L 0.1m; Wth 0.17m) has chamfered edges. There is no mortice or tenon to connect it to the shaft (dims 0.24m x 0.15m; L 0.74m) that is protruding from the cairn. It has no inscription but is probably 17th century in date.

Situated at the crest of the E-facing slope of a knoll, and c. 25m W of a S-N road to Ross castle (ME008-001----), which is c. 750m to the N. Local lore, enshrined in a novel (Getty 1970), describes it as the burial place of a misfortunate pair of lovers. The cross is now in an overgrown clearance cairn (dims c. 5m E-W; c. 4m N-S; H 0.3m at S to 1m at N). The head of a limestone solid ring-cross (H 0.51m; span…