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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Farr Stone Alternative Name: Clach FarrCountry: Scotland County: Sutherland Type: Class II Pictish Symbol Stone
Nearest Town: Thurso Nearest Village: Bettyhill
Map Ref: NC7141662460
Latitude: 58.531197N Longitude: 4.210053W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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jeffrep visited on 20th May 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
The basic design is a ringed cross, but this has been elaborated with decorated panels, blended with great skill to produce a harmonious whole. It probably dates from between 800 and 850 A.D.
Despite local tradition, there is no mystery about its origin. It marks the grave of an important local, religious, or political personage. The three small rough stones that stand nearby are certainly gravestones and may well be of the same age.
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