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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Edderton 1 Alternative Name: Clach Biorach -- The Sharp Stone, Clach ChairidhCountry: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Class I Pictish Symbol Stone
Map Ref: NH70828507 Landranger Map Number: 21
Latitude: 57.836452N Longitude: 4.17737W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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brianlavelle visited on 10th May 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
LenGilbert visited on 30th Jul 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Edderton I or the Clach Biorach is in a field with easy access. However, there are curious cows. They surrounded me on my way to and from the stone, which has a short fence around it to keep the cows away. The stone is quite weathered but the carvings are visible from behind the fence.
soulsurfer visited on 19th Oct 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Easy to walk to, across a field.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.67 Ambience: 3.67 Access: 4.33
Also called The Sharp Stone or Clach Chairidh, it has a fish, double disc and Z rod carved onto it. It supposedly marks the grave a prince of Denmark who was killed in a local battle.
Canmore site no. 14653.
Note: Free guided walk to the Edderton Pictish Symbol Stones on Saturday September 27th as part of Scottish Archaeology Month, see the comment on our page for more details
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