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<< Our Photo Pages >> Shandwick - Class II Pictish Symbol Stone in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by alligator on Wednesday, 25 February 2004  Page Views: 5572

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Shandwick Alternative Name: Clach a' Charridh
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Class II Pictish Symbol Stone
Nearest Town: Inverness  Nearest Village: Balintore
Map Ref: NH85557471  Landranger Map Number: 21
Latitude: 57.747464N  Longitude: 3.924494W
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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Shandwick
Shandwick submitted by wallace : Part of the Pictish side of this stone. A monochrome conversion from a HDR image. Very difficult to photograph as the stone is housed in a glass box. (I've a soft spot for the Pictish Beast symbol.) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Class II Pictish Symbol Stone in Scottish Highlands


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Shandwick
Shandwick submitted by wallace : The Christian side of this stone. A monochrome conversion from a HDR image. Very difficult to photograph as the stone is housed in a glass box. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Shandwick
Shandwick submitted by brianlavelle : The "secular" side of the Shandwick Stone, Clach a' Charridh, near Shandwick on the Tarbat peninsula in Easter Ross. This side faces inland. The photograph was taken on 8 May 2023. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shandwick
Shandwick submitted by brianlavelle : The cross side of the Shandwick Stone, Clach a' Charridh, near Shandwick on the Tarbat peninsula in Easter Ross. This side faces seaward. The photograph was taken on 8 May 2023. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NH8574 : Clach a'Charridh  by JThomas
by JThomas
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NH8574 : Path to the Shandwick Stone by Richard Sutcliffe
by Richard Sutcliffe
©2017(licence)
NH8574 : The Shandwick Stone by Richard Sutcliffe
by Richard Sutcliffe
©2017(licence)
NH8574 : Shandwick Stone by Richard Dorrell
by Richard Dorrell
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NH8574 : Clach a'Charridh  by JThomas
by JThomas
©2014(licence)

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