<< Our Photo Pages >> Strathpeffer - Class I Pictish Symbol Stone in Scotland in Highlands
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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Strathpeffer Alternative Name: Clach An Tiompain; Sounding Stone; Eagle StoneCountry: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Class I Pictish Symbol Stone
Map Ref: NH48455852 Landranger Map Number: 26
Latitude: 57.591189N Longitude: 4.537008W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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LenGilbert visited on 1st Aug 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Clach an Tiompain or the Eagle Stone. Easy access from a couple of paths in the Strathpeffer village. The stone is weathered quite a bit, which is why I rate condition 3. The eagle is more difficult to see than in photos from 10-15 years ago. The horseshoe is still fairly sharp.
The stone is slightly elevated and in the morning was very nicely lit showing the stone in a dramatic way. It's a solitary spot in the midst of a residential area, but it doesn't feel that close to the town. Because of the location and the approach from downhill, I gave the ambiance a 4. I visited a few times while I was in Strathpeffer, but the morning light was really a great way to see the stone.
ChrisHealey visited on 1st Oct 2007 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
SandyG visited on 1st Jan 1988 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.33 Ambience: 3.67 Access: 4.33
This Pictish Symbol Stone is recorded as Canmore ID 12458 which tells us this stone was first recorded in the mid nineteenth century. "It stands on the edge of a terrace with a cairn of stones around it, but these may result from field clearance in the past. It was set in a concrete base in the twentieth century. Present condition: good except for damage at the top right-hand corner, caused probably by its use as a sounding stone." The symbols which have been heavily carved into it include an ornamented arch symbol above an eagle. The stone is a slab of contorted blue gneiss.
The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for the Strathpeffer Pictish Stone, Easter Ross, Scotland, which includes a drawing, a description, background information and a list of reference sources for more information. The carving is dated to the 7th century.
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