Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
World
David McLean

The Edinburgh council estate standing stone that's older than the pyramids

It's stood for thousands of years and is thought to be as old as the Egyptian pyramids, and yet it's situated slap bang in the middle of an Edinburgh council estate.

The standing stone on Ravenswood Avenue in Edinburgh's Inch area is surely one of Britain's most fascinating Neolithic relics.

For one thing, it has survived long enough to have seen an entire housing estate spring up around it and now spends its Sunday evenings surrounded by people's council refuse bins awaiting collection.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.