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Strath, Gairloch

Human Remains (period Unassigned), Inhumation (pictish), Long Cist (pictish), Pictish Symbol Stone (pictish)
Strath, Gairloch
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Strath, Gairloch as Human Remains (period Unassigned), Inhumation (pictish), Long Cist (pictish), Pictish Symbol Stone (pictish). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Pictish long cist and symbol stone, dating to the Late Iron Age (circa 4th–9th century AD). The site is significant for its association with Pictish funerary practices and the presence of a symbol stone, which provides insight into early medieval Scottish culture and iconography.

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Photo: Mike Dodman · CC BY-SA 2.0