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Posted on 9 January 20219 January 2021

The Caiy Stane: Edinburgh’s Hidden Standing Stone

You don’t need to travel to far-off places to find pieces of ancient history. Nestled by the roadside in a quiet residential suburb of Edinburgh stands a prehistoric standing stone known as the Caiy Stane. But who put it there, and why?

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