Tag: Pictish
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Clach an Tiompain (the “Sounding Stone” or the Eagle Stone)
Clach an Tiompain (in English, the “Sounding Stone”) or The Eagle Stone is a small Class I Pictish stone located on a hill on the northern outskirts of Strathpeffer in Easter Ross, Scotland. Description The stone is made of blue gneiss and is 32 inches (81 cm) high, 24 inches (61 cm) wide, and 10 inches (25 cm) thick. Carved on the southeast side are two images, a horse shoe-like arc symbol above…
