The Bore Stone, Morningside Road
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The Bore Stone, Morningside Road
Image: © kim traynor Taken: 15 Aug 2010
The plaque reads: The Bore Stone. In which the Royal Standard was pitched for the muster of the Scottish Army on the Burgh Muir before the battle of Flodden 1513. It long lay in the adjoining field, was then built into the wall near this spot, and finally placed here by Sir John Stuart Forbes of Pitsligo Bart. 1852. Highest and midmost was descried The Royal Banner floating wide, The staff, a pine tree strong and straight, Pitch'd steeply in a massive stone, Which still in memory is shown, Yet bent beneath the standard's weight. Marmion* [*epic poem about Flodden by Walter Scott, published in 1808] But see Image
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Image Location
Latitude
55.931336
Longitude
-3.209672