Nigg (from the Scottish Gaelic: An Neag meaning &quot;the notch&quot;, referring to a feature of the hills above the parish church) is a village and parish in Easter Ross, administered by The Highland Council.The present parish church is an 18th-century building on an early Christian site dating back to at least the 8th century. The Nigg Stone, one of the most elaborate stone monuments of early medieval western Europe, is preserved in a room at the west end of the church. This late 8th century Pictish cross-slab formerly stood in the churchyard, but was moved indoors for preservation in recent years. 8th Century AD Christian Close-up Communication Day Geometric Shape High Angle View Moray Firth Nigg Nigg Old Church Nigg Stone No People Oil Fabrication Yard Oil Platform Outdoors Rectangle Scotland Scottish Scottish Highlands Text Tour Tourism Travel Travel Destinations Western Script