What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tarbat as Cross Slab (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.
Tarbat is likely associated with the early medieval period and may have functioned as a Christian cross slab, potentially marking a burial site or waymark. Its design and context suggest a connection to early Scottish Christianity, though specific folklore or detailed use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
TarbatCross Slab (pictish), Pictish Symbol Stone (pictish) · 100 yd
Tarbat Parish ChurchGravestone (early Medieval) · 122 yd
Tarbat Discovery CentreMuseum · 132 yd
Baptism WellSpring · 230 yd
Tarbat, PortmahomackCommemorative Monument (period Unassigned) · 232 yd
Portmahomack, Main StreetNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 294 yd
Tarbat War MemorialMemorial · 311 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Portmahomack, War MemorialWar Memorial (period Unassigned) (1921) · 312 yd
Portmahomack Harbour Street FountainMemorial · 609 yd
Portmahomack, Harbour StreetNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 656 yd
Rockfield Farm, Little Tarrel CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.3 mi
Tarrel CaveCave (period Unassigned) · 2.4 miOther information
Photo: sylvia duckworth · CC BY-SA 2.0