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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Broomend of Crichie Pictish Symbol Stone Alternative Name: Crichie, Broom LodgeCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Class I Pictish Symbol Stone
Nearest Town: Inverurie Nearest Village: Port Elphinstone
Map Ref: NJ77921967 Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.267149N Longitude: 2.367729W
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 2008 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Great stone, symbols are very clear and sharp.
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.67 Ambience: 3 Access: 4.33
This Class 2 Henge incorporates a "replanted" stone with Pictish symbols on it. The "Pictish" stone was moved from bank about 50m away which was demoplished to make way for the railway line. The site is easily found behind the garage at the Port Elphinstone junction on the A96 at Inverurie.
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