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<< Our Photo Pages >> Rhynie 2 - Class I Pictish Symbol Stone in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by alligator on Thursday, 26 February 2004  Page Views: 5362

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Rhynie 2
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Class I Pictish Symbol Stone

Map Ref: NJ49802715  Landranger Map Number: 37
Latitude: 57.332104N  Longitude: 2.83544W
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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megalithicmatt visited on 2nd Apr 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 5 Set in the side of Rhynie square with its partner.

Rhynie 2
Rhynie 2 submitted by cosmic : (Vote or comment on this photo)
Class I Pictish Symbol Stone in Aberdeen and the Grampians


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Rhynie 2
Rhynie 2 submitted by durhamnature : Rhynie 2 drawing from "Sculptured Stones of Scotland" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Rhynie 2 submitted by durhamnature : Rhynie 3 drawing from "Sculptured Stones of Scotland" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Rhynie 2 submitted by cosmic : Rhynie 3 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NJ4927 : Rhynie Kirk and flagpole by Stanley Howe
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NJ4927 : Rhynie Parish Kirk by Anne Burgess
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NJ4927 : Octagonal clock tower, with spire by Stanley Howe
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NJ4927 : Rhynie Parish Church and carpark by Stanley Howe
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Rhynie 2 by cosmic on Sunday, 26 June 2005
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Rhynie Stones 2 & 3 stand either side of the gate on the NW side of the village square. No.2 to the right and No.3 to the left looking from inside the square. Little of the original carving is still visible.
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