Memorial details

Memorial type
Trophy / Relic
District
City Of Edinburgh
Town
Edinburgh
County
Lothian
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Flodden Campaign (1513)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44636

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Current location

on the east side of the road
Top of Morningside Road (Church Hill)
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
Lothian
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 245 713
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
STONE INTO WHICH THE SCOTTISH ROYAL STANDARD WAS SET BEFORE THE BATTLE OF FLODDEN. STONE IS NOW SET INTO A WALL WITH A DEDICATORY BRONZE PLAQUE PLACED NEARBY. INSCRIPTION IN RELIEF.
Inscription
THE BORE STONE/ In which the Royal Standard was last/pitched for the muster of the Scottish/army on the Borough-muir before the/ Battle of Flodden/ 1513./ It long lay in the adjoining field, was then/ built into the wall near this spot, and finally/ placed here by Sir John Stuart Forbes/of Pitsligo Bart./ 1852/ Highest and midmost was described/ The Royal Banner floating wide/ The staff, a pine tree strong and straight/ Pitched deeply in a massive stone,/ Which still in memory is shown, /Ye bent beneath the standard's weight / MCXMIOX
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Flodden Campaign (1513)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Condition
History
Restored in 2013; 1852: STONE WAS MOVED FROM THE FIELD WHERE IT LAY AND PLACED IN THE WALL. IT WAS THEN MOVED AGAIN TO ANOTHER PART OF THE WALL.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Scottish War Memorials Project warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=693
  • The Edinburgh Reporter reports that the plaque has now been refurbished to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Flodden www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2013/09/flodden-plaque-put-up-in-morningside/ Adam Today members of the South Central Neighbourhood Partnership (SCNP), Merchiston and Morningside Community Council met along with local Councillor Sandy Howat to celebrate the restoration of the marker plaque in Morningside Road of the 500th anniversary of the battle of Flodden in 1513. The organisations raised £1,700 via the SCNP to restore the plaque as a mark of respect for the fallen of Flodden. According to legend the Scottish army under James IV set off from this point on the Burgh muir to go to Flodden. Two thousand men from Edinburgh’s trades left with him and never returned. A spokesperson for the two bodies said:-”In all an estimated 10,000 Scots died in one of the bloodiest defeats in our history. We felt it was important to mark the event.”

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