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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Sculptor's CaveCountry: Scotland County: Moray Type: Class I Pictish Symbol Stone
Nearest Town: Lossiemouth
Map Ref: NJ175707 Landranger Map Number: 28
Latitude: 57.718472N Longitude: 3.386552W
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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Bones and Bronze Age metalwork found in the 1920s, apparently ritual deposits and sacrifices. The significance of the site lasted long into the Pictish period.
Access is very difficult and should be with extreme caution and regard for the tides. See below for more details.
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