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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Maiden Stone (Aberdeenshire) Alternative Name: Chapel of Garioch, DrumdurnoCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Class II Pictish Symbol Stone
Map Ref: NJ7037824714 Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.312029N Longitude: 2.493377W
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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megalithicmatt visited on 1st Jan 2009 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Covered up by a box during winter - go during the sunnier months!
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 5
The cross is surmounted by a man between two fish monsters, while there is a large disc below the cross.On the reverse, the slab bears a variety of Pictish symbols: a centaur-like figure, a notched-rectangle and Z-rod (chariot), a beast, and a mirror and double-sided comb. According to legend, the name 'Maiden Stone' refers to a daughter of a laird (lord) who was turned to stone on her wedding day after losing a bet with the devil.
This Pictish Symbol Stone is recorded as Canmore ID 18978, which includes photographs, drawings, digital files and a description. Canmore ID 19005 also records an ornamented stone ball found here in 1896, which is now in Inverurie Museum (Accession No. AS 1/PEHMS: 1 1092).
The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for The Maiden Stone, Chapel Of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which includes directions for finding this stone, drawings of the carvings, descriptions, and a list of reference sources for more information.
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