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Stones of Scotland

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There are many large stones of Scotland of cultural and historical interest, such as the distinctive Pictish stones. The Stone of Scone (pronounced 'scoon')...

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Callanish Stones

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The Callanish Stones (or "Callanish I": Scottish Gaelic: Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais) are an arrangement of standing stones placed in a cruciform...

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Aberlemno Sculptured Stones

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Aberlemno Sculptured Stones are a series of Pictish standing stones originating in and around the village of Aberlemno, Angus, Scotland. Three are located...

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Pictish stone

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Christian imagery". Later Scottish stones merge into wider medieval British and European traditions. The purpose and meaning of the stones are only slightly understood...

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Stones of Stenness

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The Standing Stones of Stenness is a Neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. This may be the oldest henge...

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The Govan Stones

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Govan Stones is an internationally-important museum collection of early-medieval carved stones displayed at Govan Old Parish Church in Glasgow, Scotland. The...

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Cat Stones of Scotland

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The Cat Stones of Scotland (or, in Scots Gaelic, the Clach a'Chath) are natural prominent rock features or standing stones around Scotland that are often...

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Scotland

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Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's...

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Stone of Scone

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The Stone of Scone (/ˈskuːn/; Scottish Gaelic: An Lia Fàil; Scots: Stane o Scone), also known as the Stone of Destiny, is an oblong block of red sandstone...

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Lifting stone

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Lifting stones are heavy natural stones which people are challenged to lift, proving their strength. They are common throughout Northern Europe, particularly...

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Picts

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Reliquary has elements of Pictish and Irish styles. Pictish cross from the Monifieth Sculptured Stones, Museum of Scotland Rodney's Stone (back-face), Brodie...

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Picture stone

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difficult to interpret. Similar stones in Scotland are known as Pictish stones. The dating of the stones is based on studies of their shapes and ornamentations...

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Stepping stones

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Stepping stones or stepstones are sets of stones arranged to form an improvised causeway that allows a pedestrian to cross a natural watercourse such...

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Celtic inscribed stone

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Some stones have both Ogham and Roman inscriptions. The stones are found in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, the Isle of Man, and parts of western...

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Adder stone

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traditions exist as to the origins of adder stones. One holds that the stones are the hardened saliva of large numbers of serpents massing together, the perforations...

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Kays of Scotland

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& Company (Curling Stones) Limited, trading as Kays Scotland, is the only remaining UK manufacturer and supplier of curling stones. Founded in 1851, it...

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Stone put

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The stone put (Scottish Gaelic: clach air a chur) is one of the main Scottish heavy athletic events at modern-day Highland games gatherings. While similar...

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Stone skipping

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limits most stones: even "long-lived" throws still have high translational velocities when they finally sink. English: "skipping stones" or "skipping...

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List of historic sites in Scotland

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There are thousands of historic sites and attractions in Scotland. These include Neolithic Standing stones and Stone Circles, Bronze Age settlements, Iron...

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Prehistoric Scotland

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builders and users of these mysterious structures. Like the standing stones at Callanish on Lewis and other standing stones across Scotland, these monuments...

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Menhir

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honouring goddess Baetylus – Type of sacred standing stone Carlin stone – Name of many stones in Scotland Carnac stones – Set of megalithic sites in Brittany...

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Ring of Brodgar

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groups of standing stones, single stones, barrows, cairns, and mounds. The immediate area has also yielded a number of flint arrowheads and broken stone mace-heads...

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List of stone circles

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wide. Each circle contains smaller clusters of stone, including standing stones surrounded by elongated stones in a radiating orientation, forming a sundial...

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Monifieth Sculptured Stones

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The Monifieth Sculptured Stones are a series of five class II and III standing Pictish stones from the early Medieval period found in or around St Regulus'...

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High cross

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memorial stones; the Pictish stones of Scotland may also have influenced the form. The earliest surviving examples seem to come from the territory of the Anglo-Saxon...

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Stone circle

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Avebury, the Rollright Stones, and elements within the ring of standing stones at Stonehenge. Scattered examples exist from other parts of Europe. Later, during...

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