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Bore Stone, Morningside Road, Morningside, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Morningside, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9312 / 55°55'52"N

Longitude: -3.2098 / 3°12'35"W

OS Eastings: 324508

OS Northings: 671568

OS Grid: NT245715

Mapcode National: GBR 8KP.99

Mapcode Global: WH6SS.N5PW

Plus Code: 9C7RWQJR+F3

Entry Name: Bore Stone, Morningside Road, Morningside, Edinburgh

Listing Name: Morningside Road, Bore Stone

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 364762

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27536

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200364762

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Morningside

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Slab of coarse red freestone, badly weathered, placed on stugged ashlar gate pier at NW end of boundary wall to Morningisde Parish Church in 1852.

Metal plaque with inscription :

'The bore stone in which the Royal Standard was last pitched for the muster of the Scottish Army on the Borough Muir before the Battle of Flodden 1513

It long lay in the adjoining field, was then built into the wall near this spot and finally placed here by Sir John Stuart Forbes of Pitsligo, Bart. 1852'

followed by a quote from Sir Walter Scott's poem 'Marmion'.

Statement of Interest

The Stone's traditional attribution has been proven incorrect as James IV set out from Edinburgh before the standards were ready.

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