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Peden's Stone, Foulshiels

Covenanters Meeting Place (17th Century), Standing Stone (post Medieval)
Peden's Stone, Foulshiels
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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