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<< Our Photo Pages >> Skeith Stone - Class II Pictish Symbol Stone in Scotland in Fife

Submitted by hamish on Monday, 23 May 2005  Page Views: 14334

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Skeith Stone
Country: Scotland County: Fife Type: Class II Pictish Symbol Stone
Nearest Town: Anstruther  Nearest Village: Kilrenny
Map Ref: NO571046
Latitude: 56.232002N  Longitude: 2.693582W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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.
2 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
3

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Skeith Stone
Skeith Stone submitted by hamish : The wheel symbol is quite striking. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Class II Pictish Symbol Stone in Fife

The stone has striations on one side and a carved wheel on the other.
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Skeith Stone
Skeith Stone submitted by hamish : I added this picture to show how "thin" the stone is. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Skeith Stone
Skeith Stone submitted by hamish : If you come up from Cellardyke to the main road turn right for Kilrenny, at the fork turn left and park on the left at the large barn. Walk through the yard and bear left to a grassy lane, after 150mtrs you will come to the Sheith Stone. After you have spent some time with the stone go back to Anstruther for a wonderful fish supper on the harbour. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Skeith Stone
Skeith Stone submitted by hamish : The striations are on the north side. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NO5704 : The Skeith Stone looking west by Michael Murray
by Michael Murray
©2008(licence)
NO5704 : Skeith stone by James Allan
by James Allan
©2010(licence)
NO5704 : Skeith stone by James Allan
by James Allan
©2010(licence)
NO5704 : Skeith stone by James Allan
by James Allan
©2017(licence)
NO5604 : Kilrenny Cellarydyke gap by Jim Bain
by Jim Bain
©2007(licence)

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Re: Skeith Stone by Anonymous on Saturday, 03 July 2010
If you're coming from Anstruther on foot, it isn't necessary to go all the way into Cellardyke to reach this stone. A path for dog walkers leaves the main road between a housing development to the left (south) and a potato field to the right. After maybe 200 meters, you can turn right on another path between the potato field and another field to the left, and this leads directly to the stone.
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