View NNW of Dunino Den Pictish ceremonial site, North East Fife, Scotland, UK: a rock basin & footprint top the Bell Craig head-shaped outcrop (R).

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View NNW of Dunino Den Pictish ceremonial site, North East Fife, Scotland, UK, a rock basin & footprint cut into the level surface of Bell Craig outcrop rising above Dunino Burn. Traditionally associated with pagan rituals of the Druids & the inauguration ceremonies of Pictish kings this atmospheric site in woods W of Dunino church still attracts a wide range of 'worshippers': offerings are left at the rock basin, the remains of campfires in this deep green hollow between the sandstone cliffs. The outcrop has the appearance of a huge head in profile with a smaller full face on its craggy brow. A large Celtic cross has been carved on a nearby cliff face, perhaps an attempt to Christianize a powerful pagan place.

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Size: 4800px × 3623px
Location: Dunino Den, Dunino, St Andrews, North East Fife, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
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