Hilton of Cadboll Chapel
Hilton of Cadboll gallery
Visit the turf covered remains of a ruined chapel, then come face-to-face with a Pictish horsewoman on a replica carved stone.
Only the turfed footings remain of the medieval Hilton of Cadboll Chapel today.
The site is best known for its fine Pictish cross-slab, which has had a fairly chequered history. Erected in about 800 AD, it fell and was re-erected soon after. It stood until 1676, when it was cut off its base at ground level and reworked as a grave marker.
The cross-slab depicts an extraordinary hunting scene, which is unusual in its depiction of a woman in the central position.
The original cross-slab can today be seen in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. A replica now stands at its former site at Hilton of Cadboll.
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