Low Eldrig
Cross Slab (Early Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Low Eldrig
Classification Cross Slab (Early Medieval)(Possible)
Canmore ID 62303
Site Number NX26NE 8
NGR NX 2519 6795
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkcowan
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX26NE 8 2519 6795.
(Area NX 251 679) A slab bearing an incised mis-shapen Latin cross or a sword, 3'4" long, forms the lintel of the back door of Low Eldrig farmhouse and is said to have come from the wall of an older house on the site.
RCAHMS 1912, visited 1911
NX 2519 6795 This slab is generally as described by the previous authority. It is 1.0m long and 0.15m high and is still in use as a door lintel at Low Eldrig. The exact nature of this carving cannot be determined owing to its poor state of preservation.
Visited by OS (BS) 28 June 1976
