At NT 68008 76615 by Dunbar, Scotland and 50m asl within a large arable field is the Easter Broomhouse Standing Stone which is a red sandstone monolith 2.36m high and roughly rectangular in plan being 0.6m wide and 0.5m deep. Deep grooves previously noted as caused by a steam plough cable are no longer visible and will now be below ground level as the monolith was previously recorded as being 2.7m high. There are circular depressions on the W face of the lichen-covered stone. Previous reports note 3 cupmarks on this surface, but close inspection reveals 5 depressions, all of which appear to be natural features. The largest depression is 0.09m across, and asymmetric in diameter and depth; the smallest depressions are 0.04m in diameter. There are no visible toolmarks or peck marks. The 3D model and high resolution photography indicates that the depressions result from natural weathering of the rock surface.
Canmore ID 57622, NT 68008 76615.
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