Ardjachie Stone

#5238 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Ardjachie Stone is an uncut but decorated red sandstone boulder discovered by farmers in 1960 on the Ardjachie Farm in the Tarbat peninsula of Easter Ross. It now stands outside of the museum of Tain. On it are depicted several dozen cup or ring marks probably dating to the Bronze Age. It also has an inverted-L design with a wheel image above, both of probable Pictish origin. It therefore may be considered a Class I Pictish stone. ()

Coordinates: 57°49'55"N, 4°5'55"W

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Ardjachie Stone – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Skibo Castle, Dornoch Cathedral, Tain & District Museum, Royal Dornoch Golf Club.

3.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Skibo Castle, Dornoch
80 min walk • Skibo Castle is located to the west of Dornoch in the Highland county of Sutherland, Scotland overlooking the Dornoch Firth. Although largely of the 19th century and early 20th century, when it was the home of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, its origins go back much earlier.
4.2 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Dornoch Cathedral, Dornoch
108 min walk • Dornoch Cathedral is a former cathedral and is now a Church of Scotland parish church serving the small Sutherland town of Dornoch, in the Scottish Highlands.
2.1 miSE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Tain & District Museum, Tain
54 min walk • The Tain & District Museum, is located in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland. It is volunteer-run and is open April to October part of the Tain Through Time visitor centre. The museum was established in 1966 and has a collection of silver made in the local area.
4.3 miNE
57°52'44"N • 4°1'23"W
Royal Dornoch Golf Club, Dornoch
109 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
4.2 miNE
Shopping, Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Dornoch Castle, Dornoch
107 min walk • Dornoch Castle is situated opposite Dornoch Cathedral in the town of Dornoch, in Sutherland, Scotland, a little over 40 miles north of Inverness. As of 2021, the castle was operated as a family-run hotel with 24 rooms.
1 miNW
Bridge
Dornoch Firth Bridge
26 min walk • The Dornoch Firth Bridge is a road bridge over the Dornoch Firth, carrying traffic between Tain and Dornoch.
2.8 miW
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Edderton Cross Slab
73 min walk • Edderton Cross Slab is a Class III Pictish stone standing in the old graveyard of the village of Edderton, Easter Ross. The stone is of red sandstone.
4 miNE
57°52'47"N • 4°2'7"W
Historylinks Museum, Dornoch
103 min walk • History museum, Museum
3.1 miW
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Balblair distillery
79 min walk • Balblair Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery located in Edderton, Ross-shire, Scotland. Founded in 1790, the distillery was rebuilt in 1895 by the designer Charles C Doig to be closer to the Edderton Railway Station on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway line.