Pencraig Hill or Pencraig Brae is a Standing Stone that is a stunning marker still in a prominent place and so regarded by thousands of users of the A199 road that is named Pencraig Brae. The large well set stone stands beside just North of the road between East Linton and Haddington in East Lothian near Edinburgh Scotland. This stone fits into the remains of the historic landscape much of which is not easily visible, in contract this stone that might have acted as a marker for many in finding their ways across the landscape is still very prominent to travellers today even though the main road of the A1 the early established route for traffic from Edinburgh to London has now been sent away from East Linton on a modern bypass.
When taking the pictures seen here I stood so as to hide a modern power line post. In hiding the power line post behind the megalith I have created an image of the stone that reminds me, at least, of the iconic Forth Road bridges with their spectacular suspension cables. The cables are both shown and edited out in these pictures.
Pencraig Hill, or Pencraig Brae
3 metre tall standing stone in a field to the north of A199 named Pencraig Brae.
Three sided megalithic marker
Has a clear Ordnance Survey Benchmark that seems not to be recorded.
I have listed just a few of the sites where further information can be found about this remarkable stone that places such a prominent focus on this landscape. For those either looking in from the roadside, or following a path if there is one this site is full wonder at the way our ancestors looked at and made markers upon the land that they have left for us to ponder over and mull on other times and many change of uses. With a quick look at an Ordnance Survey map you can see the location of hilltop rings and of other stones that have been set in and upon the landscape still brining our attention to their conception and possibly sometimes their role in ceremonial celebration.
© PHH Sykes 2022
2018 photos of me and my mum at Pencraig Brae Standing Stone
https://www.flickr.com/photos/phhsykes/albums/72157674956506368
Pencraig Hill Standing Stone
https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1494/pencraig_hill_standing_stone.html
The Megalithic Portal
https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?x=358100&y=676800
Pencraig Hill
https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?x=358100&y=676800
Ancient Stones
A Guide to Standing Stones & Stone Circles in the South of Scotland.
003 Standing Stone, Pencraig Brae, East Linton.
https://www.ancient-stones.co.uk/lothian/001/003/details.htm
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