<< Our Photo Pages >> Knocknagael - Class I Pictish Symbol Stone in Scotland in Highlands
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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Knocknagael Alternative Name: The Boar StoneCountry: Scotland
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County: Highlands Type: Class I Pictish Symbol Stone
Map Ref: NH662448 Landranger Map Number: 26
Latitude: 57.473654N Longitude: 4.23279W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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1 | Awful |
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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 |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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in the mid nineteenth century it stood in a field on Knocknagael Farm, and it was subsequently moved to the edge of the field, close to the road. In 1991 it was taken to its present location, which is in the foyer of Highland Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness.
Article Link: Pictish Stones, Boar Symbols and Romans – a connection? Norman J Penny.
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