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<< Our Photo Pages >> Mortlach 1 - Class II Pictish Symbol Stone in Scotland in Moray

Submitted by alligator on Sunday, 09 November 2003  Page Views: 7066

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Mortlach 1 Alternative Name: The Battle Stone
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.1 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Moray Type: Class II Pictish Symbol Stone
Nearest Town: Dufftown
Map Ref: NJ32413924  Landranger Map Number: 28
Latitude: 57.438435N  Longitude: 3.127553W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
4 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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Mortlach submitted by Cosmic : One of the two Mortlach Stones in Duftown churchyard - unfortunately didn'y know there are two so only took photos of this one and not sure which one it is! (Vote or comment on this photo)
Class II Pictish Symbol Stone in Moray

Canmore site no. 16800.
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Mortlach 1
Mortlach 1 submitted by durhamnature : Drawing from "Sculptured Stones of Scotland" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mortlach 1
Mortlach 1 submitted by cosmic : Mortlach from SE (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mortlach 1
Mortlach 1 submitted by cosmic : Mortlach from NW (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mortlach 1
Mortlach 1 submitted by cosmic : Mortlach and Church - in the church entrance there is apparently another Pictish stone but it wasn't open. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NJ3239 : Mortlach Parish Kirkyard by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
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NJ3239 : Battle Stone by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
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NJ3239 : Mortlach Kirk by Andrew Wood
by Andrew Wood
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NJ3239 : Watch House by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
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NJ3239 : Mortlach Symbol Stone by Andrew Wood
by Andrew Wood
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Re: Mortlach 1 by TheYellowDart07 on Friday, 11 June 2010
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The church wasn't open for us either :(
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Mortlach 1 by cosmic on Wednesday, 12 September 2007
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The other stone at this location is located in the church entrance - but I've never found the church open!
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Re: Mortlach 1 by Anonymous on Sunday, 26 March 2006
ARE THEIR ANY NOTES OF MOTES MARRAIGE MARGACH TO MORTLACH
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    Re: Mortlach 1 by Anonymous on Saturday, 28 March 2009
    christina margach in the house of eva de mortlach @pityvaich 1786 /?/
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