
This cross slab is a remnant from the monastery of Applecross, one of the most significant religious sites in Scotland, founded in 673 AD by the monk Maelrubha. Maelrubha died in 722 AD and is buried here. The monastery was a place of sanctuary.
I have a hut in the wood, none knows it but my Lord; an ash tree this side, a hazel on the other, a great tree on a mound encloses it...