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The White Stone, Peebles

A Category B Listed Building in Peebles, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.651 / 55°39'3"N

Longitude: -3.1818 / 3°10'54"W

OS Eastings: 325728

OS Northings: 640354

OS Grid: NT257403

Mapcode National: GBR 6363.Y3

Mapcode Global: WH6V5.3746

Plus Code: 9C7RMR29+C7

Entry Name: The White Stone, Peebles

Listing Name: Innerleithen Road, the White Stone and Wall

Listing Date: 23 February 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 384829

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB39223

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Peebles, The White Stone

ID on this website: 200384829

Location: Peebles_Peebles

County: Scottish Borders

Town: Peebles

Electoral Ward: Tweeddale West

Parish: Peebles

Traditional County: Peeblesshire

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Description

Large quartz rock approx. 1m diameter set into recess in wall of
Whitestone Park. Metal plaque to right.

Statement of Interest

The rock is said to have been carried to this location during the ice age, and it has long been used as a boundary mark for the burgh. It was referred to as early as 1462.

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