<< Our Photo Pages >> Rubna na Fidhle - Class III Pictish Cross Slab in Scotland in Argyll
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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Rubna na FidhleCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.742 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Argyll Type: Class III Pictish Cross Slab
Map Ref: NM9377607789
Latitude: 56.217832N Longitude: 5.32751W
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 |
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Rubha na Fidhle, Chapel, Settlement and Rock Carvings - Historic Scotland Ref: 0288
The monument known as Rubha na Fidhle, chapel, settlement and rock carvings, Loch Awe comprises the site of an early Christian settlement on the headland called Rubha na Fidhle, on the NW shore of Loch Awe. The scheduled area includes the entire promontory and 10m of the loch bed on all sides. (taken from entry in RCHMS schedule of monuments)
Only one simple incised cross visible on the site which is incised into the natural bedrock, no visible signs of a chapel or settlement on the promontory
The area is overgrown with trees, small bushes, grass and moss. the incised cross is on the only piece of exposed bedrock, other crosses may be present but obscured by vegetation
Ten figure grid reference of incised cross (taken from GPS): NM 93776 07789
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