What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Tipperlinn Road as Inscribed Stone (period Unknown). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, this inscribed stone may have had ritual or territorial significance, as was common with carved stones in prehistoric Scotland. Its meaning or specific use remains unclear, but such stones often feature in local folklore as markers or memorials.
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