What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Braid Road, the Buck Stane as Standing Stone (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dated to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the Buck Stane is likely associated with ritual or territorial marking. Local folklore links it to a tale of a magical buck, reflecting its role in both ancient practice and later storytelling traditions.
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Places near here
The BuckstaneHeritage attraction · 2 yd
Edinburgh, Buckstone Drive, St Fillian's ChurchChurch (20th Century) · 124 yd
Edinburgh, Buckstone Drive, ChapelChapel (20th Century), Hall (20th Century), Rectory (20th Century) · 124 yd
Edinburgh, Fairmilehead Public Park, Comiston Sand PitSand Pit (early 20th Century) · 455 yd
Buckstone SnabMountain / peak · 488 yd
Edinburgh, Fairmilehead, Buckstone RoadCist(s) (period Unassigned) · 520 yd
The Caiy StoneVisitor information · 986 yd
Edinburgh, Oxgangs, Firrhill DriveNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1002 yd
Wood mouseForest or wood · 1006 yd
Cockit Hat PlantationWood · 1217 yd
Edinburgh, Morningside, Hermitage DriveNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1412 yd
Mast and steps, Blackford HillMountain or hill · 1744 ydOther information
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0