Edderton Cross Slab

#4315 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Edderton Cross Slab is a Class III Pictish stone standing in the old graveyard of the village of Edderton, Easter Ross. The stone is of red sandstone. On the western side there is an undecorated but elegant celtic cross, the circles within its rings emphasised by being left in relief. On the eastern side there is another cross on the upper half, standing on a semi-circular base or arch, within which is a horseman in relief, with two further riders incised below. The slab was formerly sunk considerably deeper in the earth, concealing the lower two horsemen, but has recently been raised to its presumed original height. ()

Coordinates: 57°49'58"N, 4°10'33"W

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Edderton Cross Slab – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Skibo Castle, Dornoch Cathedral, Tain & District Museum, Dornoch Castle.

3.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Skibo Castle, Dornoch
82 min walk • Skibo Castle is located to the west of Dornoch in the Highland county of Sutherland, Scotland overlooking the Dornoch Firth. Although largely of the 19th century and early 20th century, when it was the home of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, its origins go back much earlier.
6.3 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Dornoch Cathedral, Dornoch
161 min walk • Dornoch Cathedral is a former cathedral and is now a Church of Scotland parish church serving the small Sutherland town of Dornoch, in the Scottish Highlands.
4.6 miE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Tain & District Museum, Tain
119 min walk • The Tain & District Museum, is located in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland. It is volunteer-run and is open April to October part of the Tain Through Time visitor centre. The museum was established in 1966 and has a collection of silver made in the local area.
6.3 miNE
Shopping, Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Dornoch Castle, Dornoch
160 min walk • Dornoch Castle is situated opposite Dornoch Cathedral in the town of Dornoch, in Sutherland, Scotland, a little over 40 miles north of Inverness. As of 2021, the castle was operated as a family-run hotel with 24 rooms.
2.5 miE
Bridge
Dornoch Firth Bridge
65 min walk • The Dornoch Firth Bridge is a road bridge over the Dornoch Firth, carrying traffic between Tain and Dornoch.
6.1 miNE
57°52'47"N • 4°2'7"W
Historylinks Museum, Dornoch
155 min walk • History museum, Museum
2.8 miE
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Ardjachie Stone
73 min walk • The Ardjachie Stone is an uncut but decorated red sandstone boulder discovered by farmers in 1960 on the Ardjachie Farm in the Tarbat peninsula of Easter Ross. It now stands outside of the museum of Tain. On it are depicted several dozen cup or ring marks probably dating to the Bronze Age.
0.5 miN
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Balblair distillery
14 min walk • Balblair Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery located in Edderton, Ross-shire, Scotland. Founded in 1790, the distillery was rebuilt in 1895 by the designer Charles C Doig to be closer to the Edderton Railway Station on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway line.