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brianlavelle visited on 23rd Jul 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5

Northernchief visited on 28th Oct 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Access: 5 Well worth a visit, impressive in size, cup marks very clear, ring marks not visible. A Mr Forrest has added his name to the varving. Shame the context of cairns and sightlines ruined by development, but significant nonetheless. I’ll post photos asap.

thewulversstane visited on 30th Aug 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 The easiest way to find this is from Oxgangs Road, and it's visible from there. The number 400 bus from airport or Royal Infirmary will drop you round the corner from it. The stone itself is impressive, though somewhat incongruous in it's setting, well worth a visit.

Anne T visited on 28th Oct 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 The Caiy Stane, Edinburgh: It was a good job we had the SatNav to help us find this stone, as all the streets around were called ‘Caiy (something)’ and we could have been driving around for ages! This is a magnificent stone, set back in a niche backing onto someone’s garden on Caiystane View. It is possible to walk all the way around it, so we saw the 6 cups marks and the more modern graffiti on the back face. The small sign at the front base of the stone reads: “The Caiy Stone. The Property of The National Trust for Scotland.” The larger sign, on the low wall to the left of the stone reads: “The Caiy Stane. Standing at over nine feet high on a summit, originally with wide views, this broad slab of red sandstone includes a line of six, probably prehistoric, cup marks on its reverse face. / The stone may have been erected as early as the Neolithic period, possibly before 3000BC, to denote a ritual or burial place. Records of cairns, cists and urns found in the immediate vicinity show that the hilltop continued to be used for burial in the Bronze Age. / Discovery of these remains led to the supposition that Caiyside Hill was the site of a battle, variously suggested to have involved Romans, Danes (Vikings); ore Cromwellians. The Caiy Stane, also known as the Kel Stane, the Cat Stane or the Camus Stane, was thought to have been a battle memorial stone.”

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.25 Ambience: 3.33 Access: 5

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