St Machar's Cross, Aboyne

NO 5032 9988 by Dykehead, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire. From Canmore ID 35288: 'St Muchrieha's or Mochrieha's (Scott 1918) Cross - a cross-incised stone standing on an earthen mound, on the SE periphery of which is St Muchrieha's or Mochrieha's (Scott 1918) Well. A large stone with an artificial hollow stood near the cross and was known as the saint's chair - "Cathair Mochrieha" (Scott 1918). The well was an excellent perennial spring which was formerly encased in masonry which had been removed by 1865. The saint's "chair" was broken up and removed for building purposes about 1810. Watson (1926) gives the derivation of Muchrieha as "Mochridhe" - "my dear one". Scott is the only authority to associate the name with "Machar" which replaces it on the 2nd edition 6".' Recent forestry work in 2022 to remove storm damaged trees has resulted in mature undamaged trees surrounding the Cross Stone having been removed and significant damage caused by deep heavy machinery tracks around the stone and St Machar's Well. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab编号NO 5032 9988，坐落于英国苏格兰阿伯丁郡阿博因的戴克黑德（Dykehead）地区。 数据源自苏格兰考古数据库（Canmore）编号35288：“圣穆克里哈十字架，亦称莫克里哈十字架（斯科特，1918年）——一块刻有十字的立石，矗立在一座土丘之上，土丘东南侧外围即为圣穆克里哈井（或莫克里哈井，斯科特，1918年）。十字旁曾存有一块带有人工凹坑的巨石，被称为圣徒之椅——‘Cathair Mochrieha’（斯科特，1918年）。该井曾为优质常年泉眼，1865年前其外围曾设有石砌围护结构，后该结构被移除。圣徒之椅约于1810年被拆解，移作建筑用料。沃森（1926年）考证‘Muchrieha’的词源为‘Mochridhe’，意为‘我亲爱的人’。仅斯科特一人将该名称与‘Machar’相关联，而第二版六英寸地形测绘图已将该名称替换为‘Machar’。” 2022年开展的近期林业作业中，为清理风暴受损树木，十字石周边成熟完好的林木被悉数砍伐，且重型工程机械的深履带在十字石与圣马查尔井周边造成了严重破坏。 数据来源：Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab