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<< Our Photo Pages >> Elgin symbol stone - Class II Pictish Symbol Stone in Scotland in Moray

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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Elgin symbol stone
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.635 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Moray Type: Class II Pictish Symbol Stone
Nearest Town: Elgin
Map Ref: NJ2219263057  Landranger Map Number: 28
Latitude: 57.650677N  Longitude: 3.305343W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
4 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
5

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Elgin symbol stone
Elgin symbol stone submitted by cosmic : Elgin from North (from outside cathedral railings) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Class II Pictish Symbol Stone in Moray

Canmore site no. 16627.
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Elgin symbol stone
Elgin symbol stone submitted by XIII : Elgin symbol stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

Elgin symbol stone
Elgin symbol stone submitted by XIII (Vote or comment on this photo)

Elgin symbol stone
Elgin symbol stone submitted by cosmic : Cathedral from East (Vote or comment on this photo)

Elgin symbol stone
Elgin symbol stone submitted by cosmic : Elgin from West from outside. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Elgin symbol stone
Elgin symbol stone submitted by XIII : Elgin symbol stone

Elgin symbol stone
Elgin symbol stone submitted by durhamnature : Drawing from "Sculptured Stones of Scotland" via archive.org

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Elgin by cosmic on Sunday, 07 September 2008
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Condition:5
Ambience:4
Access:4
Accuracy:
Carved out of granite so not much weathering here! It was found in the High Street in 1823 but relocated to within the cathedral.
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