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Latitude: 55.958 / 55°57'28"N
Longitude: -3.3233 / 3°19'23"W
OS Eastings: 317477
OS Northings: 674682
OS Grid: NT174746
Mapcode National: GBR 23.XPB6
Mapcode Global: WH6SJ.XHNV
Entry Name: Cammo,standing stone
Scheduled Date: 1 May 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6189
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Edinburgh
County: City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Almond
Traditional County: Midlothian
The monument comprises a standing stone of probable Later Neolithic or Bronze Age date. The stone stands at around 50m OD and would originally have commanded extensive views, now obscured by woodland. The stone is some 1.4m high. It is likely to represent a ritual monument erected in the Later Neolithic or Bronze Age although, once emplaced, it would have formed a focus for ritual activity over a protracted period. The area to be scheduled encompasses the stone and an area around it in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 20m as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to add to our understanding of Later Neolithic and Bronze Age ritual practice.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NT 17 SE 55.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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