Nigg Stone
The Nigg Stone is an incomplete Class II Pictish cross-slab, perhaps dating to the end of the 8th century. The stone was originally located at the gateway to the grounds of the parish church of Nigg, Easter Ross, Scotland.Photo: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Stone
- Description: Pictish symbol stone in Nigg Old Parish Church, Nigg, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Nigg Church, Pictish symbol-bearing cross-slab”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North Sutor Battery and Tarbat House.
North Sutor Battery
Ruins
Photo: Peter Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Sutor Battery is a ruins, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Nigg Stone.
Tarbat House
Residential building
Photo: sylvia duckworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tarbat House is a Category A listed building in the Highland council area of northern Scotland. A three-story stone mansion in the neoclassical style, it was built in 1787 by the Edinburgh architect James McLeran for John Mackenzie, Lord MacLeod. Tarbat House is situated 2½ miles northwest of Nigg Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nigg and Cromarty.
Nigg
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nigg, is a village and parish in Easter Ross, administered by the Highland Council. It lies on the north shore of the entrance to the Cromarty Firth. The Cromarty Firth has long served as a deep-water harbour.
Cromarty
Town
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cromarty is a town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland area of Scotland. Situated at the tip of the Black Isle on the southern shore of the mouth of Cromarty Firth, it is 5 miles seaward from Invergordon on the opposite coast. Cromarty is situated 3 miles south of Nigg Stone.
Barbaraville
Village
Photo: William Grierson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barbaraville is a small settlement on the north shore of Nigg Bay in the Cromarty Firth in the Highland council area of Scotland, and hisotrically split between Ross-shire and a portion of Cromartyshire. Barbaraville is situated 3½ miles west of Nigg Stone.
Nigg Stone
- Categories: cross slab, Pictish stone, historic site, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.7191° or 57° 43′ 9″ northLongitude
-4.00883° or 4° 0′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C9QPX9R+JFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4371033748OpenStreetMap feature
historic=stoneWikidata ID
Q1989683
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Nigg Stone” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Nigg Stone”
- German: “Nigg Stone”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nigg Old Parish Church and Hill of Nigg.
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