The Clach an Tiompain, still on location in Strathpeffer.

The Clach an Tiompain (in English, the "Sounding Stone") or the Strathpeffer Eagle Stone is a small Class I Pictish stone located on a hill in Strathpeffer, near Dingwall in Easter Ross. Carved on it are two images, one of a horse shoe like arc symbol, and the other of an eagle. Image File history File links Pictish_stone_strathpeffer_eagle. ... Image File history File links Pictish_stone_strathpeffer_eagle. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Pictish stones are to be found all over Scotland and are the most visible remaining evidence of their makers, the Picts. ... Strathpeffer is a village and former Spa town in the Scottish Highlands, 5 miles west of Dingwall with a population of 1,469 [1]. It lies in a valley, with varying elevation from 200 to 400 feet above sea level, but is sheltered on the west and north and has... The Royal Burgh of Dingwall stinks real bad (Inbhir Pheofharain in Gaelic) is a burgh in the highlands of Scotland. ... Easter Ross is a loosely defined area in the east of the administrative county of Ross and Cromarty. ... Modern horseshoes are most commonly made of iron and nailed onto the hoof. ... The term arc is derived from the Latin word arcus meaning bow. Look up arc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Genera Eagles are large birds of prey, who inhabit mainly the Old World, with only two species (Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle) in North America, a few in South America and three (White-bellied Sea Eagle, Little Eagle and Wedge-tailed Eagle) in Australia. ...

It is not known exactly when or who put up the Eagle Stone. It is thought likely to be Pictish. The Picts were Scotish tribes who existed up to the 10th century. Some believe that it was put up by the Clan Munro after a battle with the Clan MacKenzie as it is marked with the Munro crest of an Eagle. Fighting between these two clans dates back to the 1300's which is to late to be pictish. the stone is also thought to mark the line of a cattle drove used by highlanders to move cattle to lowland markets. The Picts inhabited Caledonia (Scotland), north of the River Forth. ... Munro Crest: Dread God (Fear God) and a Golden Eagle Clan Munro is a Highland Scottish clan. ... The Clan MacKenzie are a Scottish clan, whose traditional lands include Kintail and Ross-shire. ...

The stone is associated with the prophecies of the 16th century Brahan Seer (Scottish Gaelic: Coinneach Odhar), who predicted that if the stone fell three times, the surrounding valley would be flooded, and the stone used as an anchor. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... The Brahan Seer, known in his native Scottish Gaelic as Coinneach Odhar. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ...

References

• Scott, Douglas, The Stones of the Pictish Peninsulas, (Hilton Trust, 2004)