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80: 68: 19: 855: 798: 49:, in Elgin High Street. It is thought to date from the 9th century, and suggests there may have been a centre of Early Christian activity in the marketplace area around the church in the centre of Elgin. 197: 916: 163:
Hall, Derek; MacDonald, A D S; Perry, D R; Terry, J; Cox, A; Crowley, N; Ellis, B M A; Holmes, N M McQ; Smith, C; Stevenson, R (November 1999).
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Elgin Cathedral
Pictish stone
Elgin Cathedral
Elgin, Moray
St Giles' Church
granite
South face
North face


"The Elgin Pillar"


"Elgin Cathedral, Pictish Cross-slab"
"The archaeology of Elgin: excavations on Ladyhill and in the High Street, with an overview of the archaeology of the burgh"
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Pictish sculptured stones
Caithness
Ross
Ardjachie Stone
Dingwall Stone
Edderton Cross Slab
Clach Chairidh
Gairloch Stone
Hilton of Cadboll Stone
Nigg Stone
Poolewe Stone

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