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Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh: The Slidey Stone
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Does anyone know if Arthur's Seat Slidey Stane is of any great antiquity?

I was assuming not, because it isn't on the TMA site. Thought it was just a kids game gave it the name, with no history behind it for long enough myself.

However, I saw a picture of it from the 1950's today, and it was less buried back then, so you can see more of it. I immediately thought that it looked a bit like pictures of the (now destroyed) cup marked Slidey Stone from Ratho, outside of Edinburgh, known as the Witchstone. Well, like the topmost part of it anyhow.

There was supposed to be a witch stone in Holyrood Park too, but I've only ever seen it given as a large boulder near Dunsapie Loch, a couple of miles away from the "Slidey Stane".

If it was the same kind of stone, the rangers might dig it out of its obscurity there and have a look to see if there's cup marks on this one too, maybe. So far all the Rangers knew about it was its location and name, and the fact kids slide down it.

Ratho Witchstone:
http://www.cupstones.f9.co.uk/witch1.jpg

Edinburgh Slidey Stone:
http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_[...]tane_tam_croal_and_brother.jpg


Reply | with quote		Posted by Branwen
1st October 2009ce
03:05

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