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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Demhan's Cross Alternative Name: St Demhan's Stone, The Creich Stone
Country: Scotland County: Sutherland Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Dornoch Nearest Village: Bonar Bridge
Map Ref: NH636892
Latitude: 57.871374N Longitude: 4.301227W
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**St Demhan's Cross** submitted by richardj : Picture of St Demhan's Cross outside the outside the walls of the Cemetery at Little Creich overlooking the Kyle of Sutherland (Vote or comment on this photo)

Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Sutherland. At the isolated hamlet of Little Creich a few miles south-east of Bonar Bridge near the A949 and close to the north-eastern shores of the Firth of Dornoch, is the ancient burial ground of Creich with a ruined church and St Demhan's Cross-slab.

Close to the graveyard wall (east side) is an unhewn Bronze-Age standing stone that is almost 7 foot tall and 2 foot wide. Though the stone is prehistoric it was used by early Christians during the 6th-10th century CE when an elaborate Latin-style cross was carved onto its flat north face; sadly the cross is quite faint and worn now. At the base there is a large rounded stone which may be a support for the cross-slab.

The stone is thought to mark the grave of St Demhan, Demenac or Devenic an unknown Celtic saint. Some historians consider the cross to be similar to those seen on Pictish stones - so this monument should, perhaps, be thought of as being in that category.

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:

NH6389 : St.Demhan's Graveyard by Peter Moore — by Peter Moore
©2010(licence)

NH6389 : St Demhan's Cross by Graeme Smith — by Graeme Smith
©2011(licence)

NH6389 : Old Milestone by the A949, near Little Creich, Kincardine parish by Milestone Society — by Milestone Society
©2019(licence)

NH6389 : A949 to Spinningdale by Dave Thompson — by Dave Thompson
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NH6389 : Shores of the Dornoch Firth by JThomas — by JThomas
©2014(licence)

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