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

Submitted by alligator on Thursday, 26 February 2004  Page Views: 9769

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Craigmyle Alternative Name: Cothill, Craigmyle House
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.3 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Aberdeenshire Type: Class I Pictish Symbol Stone

Map Ref: NJ64020235  Landranger Map Number: 37
Latitude: 57.110687N  Longitude: 2.595669W
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.
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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Craigmyle
Craigmyle submitted by Cosmic : This Standing Stone on top of Cothill is considered to be a Class 1 Pictish stone by Elizabeth Alexander in her "Pictish Guide". The OS label it a symbol stone. The East side has a clear Pictish serpent but little other carving is visible. It is easily reached from the track on the east side of Birchfold. NJ 64020235 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Class I Pictish Symbol Stone in Aberdeen and the Grampians


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Craigmyle
Craigmyle submitted by Cosmic : This Standing Stone on top of Cothill is considered to be a Class 1 Pictish stone by Elizabeth Alexander in her "Pictish Guide". The OS label it a symbol stone. The East side has a clear Pictish serpent but little other carving is visible. It is easily reached from the track on the east side of Birchfold. NJ 64020235 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Craigmyle
Craigmyle submitted by Cosmic (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NJ6402 : Hirpletillum by Stanley Howe
by Stanley Howe
©2007(licence)
NJ6402 : Cothill by Stanley Howe
by Stanley Howe
©2007(licence)
NJ6302 : View west from near Cothill/Hirpletillum by Stanley Howe
by Stanley Howe
©2007(licence)
NJ6302 : Disused pit by Stanley Howe
by Stanley Howe
©2007(licence)
NJ6302 : Pheasants in the undergrowth by Stanley Howe
by Stanley Howe
©2007(licence)

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