Saint Margaret's Stone Dunfermline Traditional Cache
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Saint Margaret's Stone Dunfermline
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The St Margaret's Stone is located at the side of the north access
road to Pitreavie Business Park, Dunfermline, off the A823
St Margaret's Stone is a large sandstone boulder measuring 2.60m
long x 1.40m high x 0.50m deep and rests on a stone built plinth
incorporating some information about the stone and a seat.
It is an old tradition that Margaret, while walking from the scene
of her landing to Dunfermline, complained of fatigue, and on coming
to the "huge Saxon stone" on the road, two and a-half miles
south-east of Malcolm III.'s residence, is said to have for a while
rested herself on it, and that on her frequent "journeys toe and
froe" she often used it as a rest. The neighbouring farm on the
west takes its name from this traditional circumstance, and is
called St. Margaret's Stone Farm. In 1856 this stone was removed to
an adjacent site by order of the Road Surveyor in order to widen
the road, which required no widening, as no additional traffic was
likely to ensue, but the reverse; it is therefore, much to be
regretted that the old landmark was removed.
It is in contemplation to have the old stone replaced on its old
site (as nearly as possible), and made to rest, with secure
fixings, on a massive base, or plinth-stone. This large stone,
which has long had the name of St.Margaret's, is probably the last
remnant of a Druid Circle or a Cromlech, and may have been placed
here even before the beginning of the Christian era. At this early
period the road would be a narrow "foot-way" or a "bridle-path."
(source the The Annals of Dunfermline).
In his 1967 paper for The Society of Scottish Antiquities
entitled
'The Cup and Ring Marks and Similar Sculptures of Scotland: A
Survey of the Southern Counties Part II'. Ronald W. B. Morris
noted; "On standing stone (8 1/2 feet high, 4 1/2 feet wide), built
in to roadside fence, over 80 cups, up to 4in in diam, 3/4in deep,
some run together as rough dumbells."
This stone is situated on the entrance road to the Pitreavie
Business Park in Dunfermline. It has been set into the boundary of
the Bank of Scotland offices and has a bench seat mounted beneath
it. The stone has been carved with it's name.
There are a number of possible large cups across the southern face
although these could be natural features, it is difficult to
tell.
*** This cache is set for the Langspoon Bonnets and Bows and
not
loggable until the 3rd April 2010 ***
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Please hide the cache well as per the clue as the grounds around
the stone are maintained regularly and if you don't the cache may
be at risk!
Thanks...
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
35zz svyz pnavfgre jvgu pnzb gncr ba vg.
Evtug unaq fvqr bs frng, haqre n fgbar, oruvaq cbfg.
*** Bssvprf nebhaq naq Ebnq arneol = fgrnygu erdhverq !! ***
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