What is recorded here

Edinburgh Castle Boundary Stone Number 17 is a 19th Century boundary stone in the City of Edinburgh. It marks the edge of castle land, not the edge of knowledge. A person may have pressed a thumb into its moss or chipped it with a coin, unsure whether ownership or memory mattered more. The stone still draws a line, but the line has stopped being obvious.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh Castle Boundary Stone Number 17 as Boundary Stone (19th Century). 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.

The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.