Museums · Scottish Islands
Gairloch Stone
Gairloch Stone in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
John Allan — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Gairloch Stone is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Gairloch Stone is a Class-I Pictish stone that was discovered at Achtercairn in Wester Ross, Scotland, around 1880. Subsequently, the stone was used as masonry for the cemetery wall of Gairloch's church. It has survived only imperfectly, but on it are still visible a fish—probably a salmon—and, above, the lower part of a bird. The bird is probably an eagle, common on Pictish stones, but a goose has also been suggested. The stone currently resides in Gairloch Heritage Museum.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 57.7300, -5.6936
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV21 2BP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Sources
- wikidata: Q5517338 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gairloch Stone (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gairloch Stone?
- Gairloch Stone is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 57.7300°, -5.6936°.
- Is Gairloch Stone wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Gairloch Stone. Check ahead for specific facilities.