<< Text Pages >> Custom Stone (Haddington) - Marker Stone in Scotland in East Lothian
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Multi-periodSite Name: Custom Stone (Haddington)Country: Scotland County: East Lothian Type: Marker Stone
Nearest Town: Haddington
Map Ref: NT51697388
Latitude: 55.955502N Longitude: 2.775272W
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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This stone features on the Ancient Stones website - see their entry for Custom Stone, George Hotel, Haddington. It is also recorded as Canmore ID 56521, which tells us the stone was originally located at NT 5164 7386.
Ancient Stones tells us: "The Custom Stone can be found in a small public garden to the west of the George Hotel, in the town centre of Haddington. The stone is dark in colour and of a well rounded rectangular shape, measuring 0.90m long by 0.40m wide and 0.30m high. The stone formerly stood in the High Street, where a circular formation of cobble stones marks the site. It was removed to its present site a few years ago." Custom has it that this ancient stone had marked for centuries the seat of the Jacksman (the retainer of a nobleman) "when petty customs were levied in the Burgh." The Ancient Stones entry also includes directions for finding the stone, together with nearby parking, folklore and fieldnotes.
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