The Aberlemno roadside cross slab, 2.8m high by 1.0m wide and one of the three amazing Pictish symbol stones standing by the side of the road through Aberlemno in Angus. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/forfar/aberlemnostones/index.html
The Aberlemno roadside cross slab, 2.8m high by 1.0m wide and one of the three amazing Pictish symbol stones standing by the side of the road through Aberlemno in Angus. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/forfar/aberlemnostones/index.html
The head of the beautiful 2.57m high Kilchoman Cross, carved in the 1300s or 1400s and still crisp despite the efforts of the lichen population in this north-western corner of the Isle of Islay. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/islay/kilchoman/index.html
The intricately carved 21ft high Sueno's Stone, standing on the edge of Forres in Moray, is the largest and most spectacular of the many carved stones that have survived from the early medieval period in Scotland. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/forres/suenosstone/index.html
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The superb glass-encased Shandwick Stone, standing in a magnificent location overlooking the sea near Shandwick in Easter Ross. This 2.7m high Pictish cross slab dates back to the 800s and occupies its original position. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/balintore/shandwickstone/index.html
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The Rodney Stone near Brodie Castle in Moray. One of Scotland’s many Pictish stones, it stands just under two metres high and carries the longest Ogham inscription ever found in Pictland. This seems to include the name "Eddarrnonn". More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/forres/rodneystone/index.html
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The ancient Caiy Stane, measuring 2.75m high and 1.55m wide and standing beside a residential road in the southern suburbs of Edinburgh. Erected some 5,000 years ago, its modern setting would be totally alien to those who put it here. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/edinburgh/caiystane/index.html
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The impressive 3.2m high Maiden Stone in Aberdeenshire. This Pictish symbol stone is thought to have been carved in the 800s. Was it a memorial, or the result of a young woman losing a bet with the devil and being turned into stone? More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/inverurie/maidenstone/index.html
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The enigmatic 1.5m high Raasay Pictish symbol stone, standing beside a road on the island of Raasay and one of only a few Pictish stones to have been found in western Scotland. It is believed to have been carved between 650 and 700. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/raasay/pictishstone/index.html
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