From: Buck H.
Sent: April 18, 2023
To: undisclosed recipients
Subject: Fw: Unremarkable-looking Stone on Council Estate in Edinburgh is One of the World's Oldest Monuments
An unremarkable-looking stone on a council estate in Edinburgh is one of the oldest stone monuments in the world. The single megalith was originally erected around 4,000 years ago in the Neolithic period. The Ravenswood Avenue "standing stone" is almost as ancient as the 5,000-year-old Stonehenge and the Pyramid of Djoser in Egypt. At nearly 7ft tall, the grey sandstone is caged in by railings to protect it from vandals, and sometimes has a local supermarket trolley for company. Its location is believed to be to commemorate an ancient battle, although its history remains largely unknown.
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