📌 Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire
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This 3-metre tall cross-slab is one of Aberdeenshire’s most impressive Pictish stones, not far from the A96 a few miles northwest of Inverurie. The stone features intriguing Pictish symbols plus (possibly) a Biblical depiction of Jonah and whales. Local folklore tells that the stone was once a maiden, turned to stone after losing a bet with the devil. We can’t quite see the likeness, but pay a visit and decide for yourself…
🌍 Location
📌 By minor road 1 mi west of Chapel of Garioch
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NJ 704247
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.312050,-2.493376
🚌 Bus stops on A96 just east of Maiden Stone turnoff at Craigmill (1 mi)
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
⌚ Viewable in summer only – probably approximately April to September
🎫 Free
