Monument record MHG5167 - Elgoll
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5271 1448 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG51SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | STRATH |
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Full Description
NG51SW 3 5271 1449.
(NG 5271 1449) Stone (NAT)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903)
On the E side of the road at Elgoll, 100 yards N of the 1st milestone from the end of the road at the seashore, is a rectangular slab 3ft 3ins in height, 1ft 4ins in breadth, and 51/2 ins in thickness, bearing on its W face an incised Latin cross almost obliterated by the elements. The cross is 18ins in length and 9ins across the arms.
RCAHMS 1928.
This incised stone is as described by RCAHM., the cross being faintly traceable.
Visited by OS (C F W) 14 June 1961.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . 214, No. 668.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
