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Site Type | Country (A/D) |
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Date (A/D) |
Cond | Amb | Acc | Comments | Trip Number (A/D) |
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National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) | Museum | Scotland | Midlothian | Visited | 27th Jun 2024 | 5 | 5 | 5 | First in person view of Pictish stones. I eventually found the ones I was looking for, but they are scattered through several rooms on two floors of the museum. | 21 | 1 |
National Museum of Scotland (Early Christian Stones) | Ancient Cross | Scotland | Midlothian | Visited | 27th Jun 2024 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 2 | |
National Museum of Scotland | Museum | Scotland | Midlothian | Visited | 27th Jun 2024 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Lots of very interesting and important prehistoric artifacts, but it is very hard to find specific items due the the organization of the floors. They are laid out according to a curator's whim of what "theme" the artifact falls unter, rather than chronological. There were carved stone balls in at le... Read More |
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Court Cave | Cave or Rock Shelter | Scotland | Fife | Visited | 27th Jun 2024 | 4 | 4 | 5 | When we unexpectedly realized our deviation from the gps route led us through Wemyss, we had to pay the caves a visit. | 21 | 4 |
Jonathan’s Cave | Cave or Rock Shelter | Scotland | Fife | Visited | 27th Jun 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Barred off like the other caves in the area. | 21 | 5 |
Well Cave (East Wemyss) | Cave or Rock Shelter | Scotland | Fife | Visited | 27th Jun 2024 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Alas, the mouth of the cave is quite covered, the lawn in front of it is also quite overgrown. Thanks to TIme Team we can still imagine what it looks like inside. | 21 | 6 |
Lundin Links | Stone Circle | Scotland | Fife | Visited | 27th Jun 2024 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Took a picture over the wall of the cottage to the west. Be sure to ask permission, the residents are kindly but do not want people climbing over their wall to access the stones. | 21 | 7 |
The Blue Stane (St Andrews) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Scotland | Fife | Visited | 28th Jul 2023 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Well, at least it beats London's stone... | 21 | 8 |
Monk's Well, St Andrews | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | Scotland | Fife | Visited | 31st Jul 2023 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Very nice setting at the edge of the cemetery. Do watch out for the statues? of angels in the vicinity. | 21 | 9 |
McManus Galleries | Museum | Scotland | Angus | Visited | 28th Jun 2024 | 5 | 5 | 5 | A wonderful local museum in a grand old building. The prehistoric collection is informative and well laid out. The rest of the museum is eclectic and interesting. | 21 | 10 |
Tealing | Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) | Scotland | Angus | Visited | 30th Jun 2024 | 4 | 5 | 4 | My first visit to a souterrain. Just off the road from Dundee to Aberlemno, so we had to stop by. | 21 | 11 |
Aberlemno | Standing Stones | Scotland | Angus | Visited | 30th Jun 2024 | 4 | 4 | 5 | A highlight of our trip to Scotland. After seeing many Pictish stones in museums, it was great to see some in almost their natural setting. | 21 | 12 |
Carsegownie Cairn | Cairn | Scotland | Angus | Visited | 30th Jul 2023 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Not much to see. Fortunately we were there on a quiet morning, but I imagine parking without disrupting traffic could be a challenge on a busy day | 21 | 13 |
Blackgate of Pitscandlie | Stone Circle | Scotland | Angus | Visited | 30th Jun 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Visited early on a Sunday and didn't see anyone around, so we had to be content with a view from the driveway. | 21 | 14 |
Glamis 2 | Class I / Class II Hybrid Pictish Symbol Stone | Scotland | Angus | Visited | 30th Jun 2024 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Arrived during the service at the church, so we didn't feel like we could ask about entering the manse grounds. | 21 | 15 |
Eassie Stone | Class II Pictish Symbol Stone | Scotland | Angus | Visited | 30th Jun 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | What a great setting in the ruined church. 5 for ambience if it weren't for the (necessary) glass box. | 21 | 16 |