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Latitude: 58.5294 / 58°31'45"N
Longitude: -4.2097 / 4°12'35"W
OS Eastings: 271427
OS Northings: 962259
OS Grid: NC714622
Mapcode National: GBR H6Z5.VST
Mapcode Global: WH498.9WM5
Entry Name: Cross slab, Farr Graveyard
Scheduled Date: 31 December 1925
Last Amended: 12 April 2023
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM1889
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Crosses and carved stones: cross slab
Location: Farr
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: North, West and Central Sutherland
Traditional County: Sutherland
The monument comprises a cross slab dating to the Early Medieval period (AD 400 – 1000). The monument is located in Farr Churchyard.
The monument consists of a large upright stone slab of blue schistose slate measuring 2.29m high by 0.62m wide and 0.23m thick. The eastern face is carved in relief and displays a ringed cross on a D-shaped pedestal. Decoration includes a raised boss with triple spiral; key patterns; interlace and two birds with necks entwined. The western face is uncarved and the base of the slab is below ground.
The scheduled area is a circle 8m in diameter. It includes the remains described above and an area around within which evidence relating to the monument's construction, use and abandonment is expected to survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map. The top 300mm of the path and all active burial lairs are specifically excluded from the scheduled area.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
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Canmore
https://canmore.org.uk/site/6406/
HER/SMR Reference
MHG10761
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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