Kirkmadrine Church
Galloway

The remote church, ten miles south of Stranraer, that houses some of the earliest Christian relics in Scotland.

The Kirkmadrine Stones have carvings of Viking origin alongside Christian symbolism and date back to the mid 500s and possibly even earlier. (Columba didn't even arrive in Scotland until at least 563.)

The stones are on display in the glass-fronted entrance porch of the church.

The church is easy to find and is signposted from the main road nearby, the A716, to the west and just south of Sandhead. There's limited grass verge parking at the end of the access path.

A couple of ground-level photos.

The stones can be seen behind the glass.