What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ulbster, 'the Ulbster Stone' as Cross Slab (pictish), 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.
Likely dating to the Early Medieval period, associated with the Picts, the Ulbster Stone is a symbol slab that may have functioned as a memorial or territorial marker. Its carved symbols could represent clan identity, religious belief, or early Christian influence.
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Places near here
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Thurso East MainsAgricultural Cropmark (modern)(possible), Enclosure (period Unassigned)(possible) · 426 yd
River ThursoFord (period Unassigned) · 473 yd
Dr John Grant Smith MemorialMemorial · 960 yd
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Ben Rannes: Spear Head, Pentland FirthTrawler (20th Century) · 2.6 mi
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