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<< Text Pages >> Linlathen - Class I Pictish Symbol Stone in Scotland in Angus

Submitted by alligator on Monday, 24 March 2003  Page Views: 7998

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Linlathen Alternative Name: Castle Greg, Cairn Greg
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.581 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Angus Type: Class I Pictish Symbol Stone

Map Ref: NO46623376  Landranger Map Number: 54
Latitude: 56.492886N  Longitude: 2.868546W
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
Destroyed 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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Linlathen
Linlathen submitted by camuscross : Linlathen, Cairn Greig class I Pictish Stone. Said to have been found when Cairn Greig was excavated in the 19th century. Other finds in the cairn included a 'rivetted bronze dagger'. The stone is pictured in the gardens of Linlathen House (demolished). The whereabouts of the stone are unknown. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NO4633 : Site of Cairn Greg by Douglas Nelson
by Douglas Nelson
©2012(licence)
NO4633 : Cottages at Linlathen farm by Val Vannet
by Val Vannet
©2005(licence)
NO4634 : Drumsturdy Road (B961) by JThomas
by JThomas
©2021(licence)
NO4633 : Crop field, East Pitkerro by JThomas
by JThomas
©2021(licence)
NO4633 : Site of new cemetery by Douglas Nelson
by Douglas Nelson
©2012(licence)

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Re: Linlathen by howar on Tuesday, 22 February 2011
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lost fragment reportedly found in 1834 between two capstones of BA cist in Cairn Greg
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