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Rock ArtSite Name: Leaston House (Humbie)Country: Scotland County: East Lothian Type: Rock Art
Nearest Village: Humbie
Map Ref: NT483634
Latitude: 55.860998N Longitude: 2.82755W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Rock Art in East Lothian
This now lost cup and ring marked stone with concentric rings is recorded as Canmore ID 54771. In 1924, an entry says: "In a rockery bordering the lawn north of Leaston House is a slab of freestone 2'5" high, 1'9" wide and 6 1/2" thick, bearing five concentric rings, the largest being 1'3" in diameter." By 1975, "the stone could not be located. The new tenant could provide no information."
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features a page for this stone - see their entry for Leaston House, Humbie, East Lothian, which includes a diagram of the lost carving, together with a copy of the only known photograph of the stone and motifs.
TNA adds: "This lost Leaston Hall carving was probably 'acquired' by some local and probably rests either in their garden or hall somewhere. If anyone knows where it hides, please tell us — as this is an important carving."
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