What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Whithorn, 'st Peter Stone' as Cross Incised Stone (early Medieval). 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.
Linked to St Peter, this early medieval incised stone at Whithorn may have functioned as a Christian cross or ritual marker, reflecting the spread of Christianity in Galloway during the 6th to 9th centuries. Local tradition associates the site with healing or pilgrimage, common features of early Scottish holy places.
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Places near here
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Broad PlantationWood · 1182 yd
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Black PlantationWood · 1.1 mi
Physgill HouseCountry House (18th Century), Hospital (first World War), Tower House (medieval) · 1.8 mi
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