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Submitted by austenjohnreid on Friday, 07 May 2010  Page Views: 6012

Multi-periodSite Name: Whitestone (Peebles)
Country: Scotland County: Scottish Borders Type: Marker Stone
Nearest Town: Peebles
Map Ref: NT256404
Latitude: 55.651413N  Longitude: 3.183861W
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
 5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 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
0No data.
 5 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
 4

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Whitestone (Peebles)
Whitestone (Peebles) submitted by austenjohnreid : Town boundary stone (Vote or comment on this photo)
Marker Stone in Peebles, Scottish Borders. The stone is right next to the main road.
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The World of Stonehenge - in-person talk by Dr Neil Wilkin British Museum, 15th Sept by Andy B on Thursday, 25 August 2022
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‘The World of Stonehenge‘ – in-person talk by Dr Neil Wilkin (British Museum) at
St Joseph’s Neighbourhood Centre, Rosetta Road, Peebles, EH45 8JU
15th September 2022 @ 19:30

Peeblesshire Archaeological Society are delighted to welcome Dr Neil Wilkin, Curator of Early Europe (Neolithic and Bronze Age collections) at the British Museum and lead curator of the recent World of Stonehenge Exhibition, to speak about some of the themes explored in that stunning exhibition and in the associated book which he co-authored.

Non-member tickets are limited. Please email [email protected] to book your FREE place. Donations welcome on the night. *Please note this is an in-person talk only*

More at https://www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk/event/the-world-of-stonehenge-in-person-talk-by-dr-neil-wilkin-british-museum/
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Re: google street view Whitestone by austenjohnreid on Friday, 07 May 2010
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http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&q=55.651413268574,-3.1838614087606(Whitestone)&ie=UTF8&ll=55.65103,-3.181615&spn=0,0.027423&z=15&layer=c&cbll=55.65106,-3.18175&panoid=i4AqHq5nWBFTFvpQwB3Bog&cbp=12,196.76,,3,2.91
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Re: Whitestone by Andy B on Friday, 07 May 2010
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Hello Austin, is there any evidence to suggest this marker stone is prehistoric?
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    Re: Whitestone by austenjohnreid on Friday, 07 May 2010
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    yes this stone has been here since before the records began the, road is built over a roman one.
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