Sculptor's Cave, Covesea
Pictish symbols and other sculptures at Sculptor's Cave, Covesea.
Photographic copy of plate from 'The Sculptured Stones of Scotland', J Stuart, 1867, vol ii, 1867, plate 37.
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View looking out from cave.
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Scanned ink drawing of Pictish symbol (stepped rectangle) and pair of "inverted brackets" in Sculptor's Cave
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Scanned ink drawing of Pictish symbol (triple oval) and pair of "inverted brackets" in Sculptor's Cave
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Sculptor's Cave: plan, cross section and sectional elevations A-A1, B-B1, C-C1 and D-D1 at scale 1:100. The cross sections show the locations of the details at 1:10
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Digital image of Pictish symbol carvings at Covesea. From Allen and Anderson, 1903, pps 130-1, figs 135-135c.
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Detail of carving on cave wall at Sculptor's Cave, Covesea, showing fish and crescent and v-rod Pictish symbols
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Detail of carving on cave wall at Sculptor's Cave, Covesea, showing fish and crescent and v-rod Pictish symbols (B&W)
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Scanned ink drawing of Pictish symbol (pentacles) in Sculptor's Cave
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Scanned ink drawing of Pictish symbols (crescent & V-rod, mirror case, crescent & V-rod) and incised cross in Sculptor's Cave
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Sculptor's Cave, Covesea, NJ17SE 1, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
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Oblique aerial view centred on the Sculptor's cave and Covesea caves, looking to the ESE.
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Oblique aerial view.
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Sculptor's Cave, Covesea, NJ17SE 1, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 2, Verso
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Oblique aerial view centred on the Sculptor's cave and Covesea caves, looking to the ESE.
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Detail of carving, including cross and crescent and V-rod Pictish symbol on wall of Sculptor's Cave, Covesea
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Detail of Pictish rectangle symbol on wall of Sculptor's Cave
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Pictish symbols and other sculptures at Sculptor's Cave, Covesea.
Photographic copy from 'The Sculptured Stones of Scotland', J Stuart, 1867, vol ii, 1867, plate 37.
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Covesea Cave. Digital copy of watercolour sketch showing various wall carvings. Drawing titled 'Cave at Covesea with two entrances' with annotations and measurements of carvings.
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Scanned ink drawing of Pictish symbols (salmon, crescent & V-rod, salmon) in Sculptor's Cave
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Scanned ink drawing of sunken carpet cross in Sculptor's Cave
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Sculptor's Cave, Covesea, NJ17SE 1, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 1, Recto
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Oblique aerial view centred on the Sculptor's cave and Covesea caves, looking to the SE.
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Sculptor's Cave, Covesea, Plan and sections
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Oblique aerial view of the Covesea Caves, looking SSE.
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Oblique aerial view.
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Oblique aerial view.
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Near overhead aerial view of central range of Covesea Caves, near Lossiemouth, Moray, looking SW.
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Scanned survey drawing of Pictish symbols (triple oval, flower) in Sculptor's Cave
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Detail of triple-oval and flower Pictish symbols on ceiling of entrance to Sculptor's Cave, Covesea
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Scanned ink drawing of Pictish symbols (triple oval, flower) in Sculptor's Cave
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Oblique aerial view.
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Oblique aerial view.
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Detail of triple-oval and flower Pictish symbols on ceiling of entrance to Sculptor's Cave, Covesea (B&W)
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Oblique aerial view of the Covesea Caves, looking SSE.
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Scanned ink drawing of Pictish symbols (double rectangle, crescent & V-rod, stepped rectangle, mirror case?) and incised cross in Sculptor's Cave
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Detail of carving, including cross and crescent and V-rod Pictish symbol on wall of Sculptor's Cave, Covesea (B&W)
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Detail of Pictish rectangle symbol on wall of Sculptor's Cave
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Scanned ink drawing of Pictish symbols (crescents & V-rod, mirror?, mirror case, horse-shoe) in Sculptor's Cave
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Oblique aerial view.
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Sculptor's Cave, Covesea, NJ17SE 1, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 3, Recto
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Organisation: Historic Environment Scotland (HES)
Alternative name(s):
Canmore ID: 16278
Site type: Cave (period Unassigned), Human Remains (period Unassigned), Pictish Symbol Rock Carving(s) (pictish), Bead(s) (amber)(period Unassigned), Bead(s) (period Unassigned), Brooch(s) (period Unassigned), Coin(s) (roman), Needle(s) (period Unassigned), Pin(s) (period Unassigned)
County: Morayshire
Parish: Drainie
Council: Moray