
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Peden's Stone, Foulshiels as Covenanters Meeting Place (17th Century), Standing Stone (post Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Peden's Stone, Foulshiels is likely associated with the 17th-century Covenanters, who used such sites for secret religious gatherings during periods of persecution. The stone may also have earlier prehistoric significance as a standing stone, though its later use as a Covenanter meeting place dominates its recorded history.
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Photo: Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0