Cat Stane, Midlothian
The Cat Stane is an inscribed standing stone lying within the perimeter of Edinburgh Airport, near Ingliston, Midlothian. It bears a fragmentary inscription dating to the fifth or sixth centuries and was part of a funerary complex consisting of the stone itself, a cairn and a series of cist burials. The stone itself may have been erected in the Bronze Age while the inscription may date from the 5th or 6th century. It is within the council area of City of Edinburgh.
Historic Environment Scotland Scheduled Monument SM1183.
Place Type: Early Mediæval Monument
Historic County: Midlothian
Lat, Long: 55.954867,-3.3646906
Grid Reference: NT 1488 7437
Civil Parish: Kirkliston CP
Council Area: City of Edinburgh CA
Police Area: Scotland (Edinburgh) PA
Devolved Legislature: Scottish Parliament
GBPN ID: 300747
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Cat_Stane,_Midlothian_300747
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Historic Environment Scotland Scheduled Monument SM1183.
Place Type: Early Mediæval Monument
Historic County: Midlothian
Lat, Long: 55.954867,-3.3646906
Grid Reference: NT 1488 7437
Civil Parish: Kirkliston CP
Council Area: City of Edinburgh CA
Police Area: Scotland (Edinburgh) PA
Devolved Legislature: Scottish Parliament
GBPN ID: 300747
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Cat_Stane,_Midlothian_300747
Peruse Midlothian on Wikishire

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