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<< Our Photo Pages >> Balluderon - Class II Pictish Symbol Stone in Scotland in Angus

Submitted by alligator on Saturday, 02 October 2004  Page Views: 15879

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Balluderon Alternative Name: St. Martin's Stone
Country: Scotland County: Angus Type: Class II Pictish Symbol Stone

Map Ref: NO37483758  Landranger Map Number: 54
Latitude: 56.526073N  Longitude: 3.017883W
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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Balluderon
Balluderon submitted by cosmic : Serpent carving - bottom East side (Vote or comment on this photo)
Class II Pictish Symbol Stone in Angus


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Balluderon
Balluderon submitted by hamish : This fine remnant sits in the middle of a field near Balluderon Farm. It is also known as St.Martin's Stone. The symbols are reported as, Beast, serpent+Z and horseman. An old rhyme known in the area commemorates the event where Martin avenged the death of his lover by the Dragon,Kelpie.Still remembered 1500 years later. Tempted at Pitempton, Draigled at Baldragon, S... (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Balluderon submitted by cosmic : View from South showing thinness of slab (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Balluderon submitted by cosmic : Horse carving - top of East side (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Balluderon submitted by cosmic : Balluderon's East face (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NO3737 : Martin's Stone by Douglas Nelson
by Douglas Nelson
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NO3737 : Martin's Stone by Douglas Nelson
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NO3737 : Fields around Martin's Stone, Balluderon Farm, Strathmartine by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
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NO3737 : Martin's Stone, Strathmartine by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2014(licence)
NO3737 : Martin's Stone by Scott Cormie
by Scott Cormie
©2020(licence)

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