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<< Our Photo Pages >> Prieston - Rock Art in Scotland in Angus

Submitted by tiompan on Sunday, 09 January 2005  Page Views: 5854

Rock ArtSite Name: Prieston
Country: Scotland County: Angus Type: Rock Art
 Nearest Village: Tealing
Map Ref: NO39023960
Latitude: 56.544420N  Longitude: 2.99333W
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
4 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.
3 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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Prieston
Prieston submitted by tiompan : Prieston Cup and Ring Marked Rock. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cup and Ring marks in Angus. Cup and Ring Marked rock 80 yds W. of Coldstream Farm .
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Prieston
Prieston submitted by camuscross : How this stone looks now. Difficult to make out the rings. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NO3939 : A Clutch of Padlocks by Anne Burgess
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NO3839 : Buildings at Hillside of Prieston by Euan Nelson
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NO3839 : Former Military Installation by Douglas Nelson
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NO3939 : Gate on road up Craigowl Hill by Russel Wills
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Re: Prieston by tiompan on Tuesday, 04 March 2014
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Send me a PM and I'll tell you how to find them .One is under turf and the other in gorse .

George
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Re: Prieston by Camuscross on Monday, 03 March 2014
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Found this stone with a little difficulty. Now that the turf has been removed it's much less easy to see the rings and grooves. Couldn't find any other cup marked stones in the immediate vicinity.
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