MHG4278 - Cross Incised Stone - Meall Doire

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  • CROSS INCISED STONE (Medieval - 1058 AD to 1559 AD)

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NN29SE 13 2904 8129.

A large boulder with an incised cross, on top of Maol Doire (Meall Doire : NN 291 812), is traditionally said to mark the site where Mass was celebrated during times of Roman Catholic proscription (ie. anytime between 1560 and 1793, but probably circa 1700).
Information from Ts 'Glen Roy', Anon, undated.

At NN 2904 8129, near the summit of Meall Doire, is an angular boulder erratic, (A), 2.0m by 2.3m and 1.0m high bearing on its south-west vertical face an incised cross 0.52m high and 0.33m across.
About 150.0m ENE is a boulder, (B), 1.3m by 1.3m and 0.8m high, with indication of a roughly incised cross 0.1m by 0.1m on its northerly side.
Surveyed at 1/10,000.
Visited by OS (J M) 13 February 1979.

The site was Scheduled by Historic Scotland in 2000.

The Scheduling (name, description and location) was amended by Historic Environment Scotland in 2022. <1>

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Location

Grid reference Centred NN 2904 8128 (10m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NN28SE
Civil Parish KILMONIVAIG
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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