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Buck Stane


The Buck Stane is a small standing stone measuring around 1.00m tall by 0.38m and around 0.28m thick.

It used to stand further up the slight slope it now stands at the bottom of (at grid reference NT 2445 6944). Having at one point been incorporated into a garden wall, it now stands free just back from the main road next to a pair of stone garages.

Its name is said to derive from it being the point at which the king released his buckhounds while hunting on the Boroughmuir. This small stone has given its name to some 24 (or more) streets in the surrounding area.

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Alternative names for Buck Stane

Buck Stone; Buckstone

Where is Buck Stane?

Buck Stane is in the parish of Edinburgh and the county of Midlothian.

Grid reference: NT 2451 6923

Lat / long: 55.910179, -3.209253

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Weather at Buck Stane

9°C
max 9°C / min 7°C
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1005mb
91%
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06:16 18:24

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Colinton at 22:16

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Ancient sites near Buck Stane

Caiy Stane standing stone and rock art

0.9km away

Cat Stanes (site of) cairns

0.9km away

Camus Stone (site of) standing stone

1.1km away

Wester Craiglockhart Hill fort

1.9km away

Edinburgh Castle fort

4.3km away

Samson's Ribs fort

4.4km away

Arthur's Seat fort

4.8km away

Dunsapie fort

5.4km away

Castle Law souterrain

5.6km away
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Castles near Buck Stane

Old Comiston House

0.8km away

Braid Castle (site of)

1.2km away

Morton House

1.7km away

Craig House

1.8km away

Mortonhall Castle (site of)

1.9km away

Liberton Tower

2.0km away

Craiglockhart Castle

2.1km away

Liberton House

2.3km away

Meggetland (possible) (site of)

2.3km away
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Pictish stones near Buck Stane

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

4.3km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

4.3km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

4.4km away

Court Cave Class I rock carving

29.4km away

Doo Cave Class I rock carving

29.4km away

Jonathan's Cave Class I rock carving

29.7km away

Sliding Cave Class I rock carving

29.8km away

Scoonie Class II cross slab

35.3km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

36.9km away
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Pictish sites near Buck Stane

Haddington silver chain

27.3km away

Borland silver chain

29.4km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

31.3km away

Whitlaw silver chain

33.0km away

Traprain Law silver chain

34.2km away

Norrie's Law hoard

41.5km away

Hoardweel silver chain

54.9km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

65.4km away

Dunnicaer fort

132.1km away
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Accommodation near Buck Stane

Best Western Braid Hills Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEdinburgh
0.8km away
Liberton Tower
self-catering apartmentEdinburgh
2.0km away
15 Merchiston Gardens Bed & Breakfast
bed and breakfastEdinburgh
2.3km away
A Flat Apart
self-catering apartmentsEdinburgh
2.7km away
Alba Executive Apartments
self-catering apartmentsEdinburgh
2.7km away
Royal Ettrick Hotel
hotelEdinburgh
2.9km away
Wrights Houses
self-catering apartmentEdinburgh
3.0km away
Edinburgh Highfield Guest House
hotelEdinburgh
3.0km away
Albyn Townhouse
bed and breakfastEdinburgh
3.0km away
Mayfield Lodge Guesthouse
hotelEdinburgh
3.0km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Buck Stane

Best Western Braid Hills Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEdinburgh
0.8km away
Morningside Glory
barEdinburgh
1.6km away
The Waiting Room
barEdinburgh
1.7km away
Merlin
barEdinburgh
2.1km away
Montpeliers Bar & Brasserie
bar, restaurantEdinburgh
2.9km away
Links Hotel, Edinburgh
hotel, restaurant, barEdinburgh
3.0km away
Best Western Bruntsfield Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEdinburgh
3.1km away
Caley Sample Room
bar, restaurantEdinburgh
3.2km away
Earl of Marchmont
barEdinburgh
3.3km away
Leslie's Bar
pubEdinburgh
3.3km away
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Published on the 28th of August 2010 at 5:52 pm. Updated on the 13th of February 2013 at 10:10 pm.

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