What is recorded here
Edinburgh Castle, Boundary Stone Number 26 stands as a 19th Century marker within the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. The stone marks a limit, yet the castle above it has swallowed every human limit for centuries. People climbed its rocks before borders existed, and it still towers over the small lines drawn beneath it.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh Castle, Boundary Stone Number 26 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.
Places near here
Edinburgh, West Princes Street Gardens, West FootbridgeFootbridge (period Unassigned) · 58 yd
Weekly Farmers' Market at Castle TerraceCastle, fort or tower · 66 yd
Edinburgh, Princes Street GardensPictish Symbol Stone (pictish) · 72 yd
Edinburgh, King's Stables Road, St Cuthbert's Church, ToolhouseHouse (19th Century) (1838), Storehouse (period Unknown) · 87 yd
Earl HaigMemorial · 102 yd
Edinburgh, West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh Castle Boundary Stone 4Boundary Stone (19th Century) · 103 yd
'Bum' the Dog StatueMemorial · 105 yd
National War MuseumMuseum · 109 yd
Edinburgh Castle on the day of the Make Poverty History MarchCastle, fort or tower · 113 yd
Ross FountainHeritage attraction · 120 yd
Edinburgh, Johnston TerraceNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 221 yd
Scottish National War MemorialVisitor information · 237 ydOther information
Photo: M J Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0