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<< Text Pages >> Johnnie Moat Stone (Prestonpans) - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Scotland in East Lothian

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Natural PlacesSite Name: Johnnie Moat Stone (Prestonpans)
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.362 km away from the location you searched for.

County: East Lothian Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Edinburgh  Nearest Village: Prestonpans
Map Ref: NT38507455
Latitude: 55.960011N  Longitude: 2.986635W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in East Lothian

This large natural erratic stone is featured on the Ancient Stones: A Guide to Standing Stones and Stone Circles in the South of Scotland - see their entry for Johnnie Moat Stone, Prestonpans, which includes a description, directions for finding the stone with nearby parking, folklore and fieldnotes.

The Ancient Stones tells us: "The origin of the boulder's name well known locally. It is named after a huge figure of a man, big Johnnie Moat, who was Harbour master and Ship's Pilot at Morison's Haven in the 17th century. Local folklore tells us that young lads walking along the foreshore were so impressed by the size of the boulder that it reminded them of the legendary man himself - hence the name that has stuck for over 300 years … Local legend recalls that 'as long as the Johnnie Moat stands on its rock shelf the town (Prestonpans) will flourish'. And whilst it has stood there some 13,000 years since the end of the last Ice Age, a severe storm in December 1952 toppled the stone from its resting place … Luckily, in 1992 the resources were found to lift the toppled Johnnie Moat back on Girdle Rocks shelf; the contractors who were busy laying a new sewerage system along the foreshore."

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NT3874 : Prestonpans by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2005(licence)
NT3874 : Just Pink by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2006(licence)
NT3874 : Prestonpans and Cockenzie & Port Seton from the air by Thomas Nugent
by Thomas Nugent
©2013(licence)
NT3874 : Shoreline with Cockenzie Power Station by Alan Murray-Rust
by Alan Murray-Rust
©2013(licence)
NT3874 : High tide at Prestonpans by Alan Murray-Rust
by Alan Murray-Rust
©2013(licence)

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