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<< Our Photo Pages >> Largo Pictish Stone - Class II Pictish Symbol Stone in Scotland in Fife

Submitted by alligator on Monday, 24 March 2003  Page Views: 13476

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Largo Pictish Stone
Country: Scotland County: Fife Type: Class II Pictish Symbol Stone

Map Ref: NO42340347  Landranger Map Number: 59
Latitude: 56.220287N  Longitude: 2.931389W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4
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Largo submitted by hamish : This is a very difficult stone to photograph. It was found in two parts and re-erected in Upper Largo Kirkyard. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Class II Pictish Symbol Stone in Fife

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NO4203 : Pictish (Celtic) cross slab outside the church by Richard Law
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NO4203 : Pictish Stone, Upper Largo by Bill Kasman
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NO4203 : Entrance to Largo Kirk by kim traynor
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©2014(licence)
NO4203 : Largo and Newburn Parish Church, Upper Largo by Bill Kasman
by Bill Kasman
©2019(licence)
NO4203 : OS benchmark & bolt - Upper Largo, parish church by Richard Law
by Richard Law
©2015(licence)

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Re: Largo by DrewParsons on Saturday, 09 July 2011
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I have amended the name of this site to "Largo Pictish Stone" from just "Largo" as the page was capturing a photo of Campo Largo Puente Cromlech in Spain too.
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Re: Largo by coldrum on Sunday, 04 April 2010
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