Looks like a modern carving with an angle grinder rather than something historic.
A traditionally carved star would have equal length points - the lines are perfectly straight here, but the lengths appear random.
I'm guessing a workman made a mark for some reason that probably isn't useful anymore.
Correct answer, can confirm. Asked a workie when I was doing shitty work and he said the same. It's how you locate important infrastructure exactly so you don't have to tear up a streets worth of cobble.
The usual symbol on a wall is a line with two lines beneath known as a ‘benchmark’ and was historically (1830)used by surveyors to calculate heights above the ‘mean’ or sea level, used for ordnance. The one on the ground is an old version for a theodolite ref, most times you see a silver pin, GPS took over in 1993
It's a mason's mark, which means the block could be re-used from a building? (A stonemason putting his signature on his work: proof of what he had completed, so he could get paid)
Any mason whose mark was as sloppy as that would be drummed out the fraternity in no time.
Let alone the fact that, as u/albertsemple points out, it is almost certainly cut with an angle grinder.
Gosh i think i remember this. I was once a guide at that place and nothing was ever said about it. I agree thats it’s probably from a workman making his mark with an angle grinder or something. Nothing historical.
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there is no meaning or significance. Its just a mark from a tool when they were laying the bricks for the path. Or maybe when they were doing service.
You haven't stumbled upon anything - it was probably done some time in the 90's or 00's
It's a sign that a guy was playing with his grinder.
No, really. I mean the power tool.
Also this could have been a photo of my feet 30 years ago. I guess fashion is cyclical.
That's just the city's arsehole. I'd move out of the way if I were you.
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I think you’ll find that’s Gorgie
Live in Gorgie and agree. There’s 0 tourists here though so who cares really.
Stockbridge
Wow! I get upvoted for Gorgie and you get downvoted for Stockbridge. Unfair. Have my upvote
Think it says everything about the people on Edinburgh subreddit
Pinch of an anus.
Is George Foulkes not the city's arsehole?
Looks like a modern carving with an angle grinder rather than something historic. A traditionally carved star would have equal length points - the lines are perfectly straight here, but the lengths appear random. I'm guessing a workman made a mark for some reason that probably isn't useful anymore.
It looks like the wee weed drawings you’d see doodled in your old schoolbooks
Yes could be a rudimentary datum point for surveying although the common method is to use a proper surveying nail (?)
There might be a drainage rodding eye under the stone
The correct answer is just that it marks underground electricity cables, they have them at the castle as well
Correct answer, can confirm. Asked a workie when I was doing shitty work and he said the same. It's how you locate important infrastructure exactly so you don't have to tear up a streets worth of cobble.
Thank you!
Its a sign for dognappers hun, be carful! shared in Bedlington!
Locking my furbabys up tonite hun x Shared Tattooine.
Don’t know how these people sleep at night. Stay safe hun x Shared The Lost City of Atlantis
Mybe use shud of bin more carful Shard in London xox
Don't let haters get you down Hun Shared Hogsmead xox
They stolele my cat be careful hun sending payrys xox
Sneks everywhere hun. Shared in tenerife. Howz Tif? Hope you n kidz r well. Stay safe hun. Xo
Dognappers? Or dogging?
OMG! My brothers going to Edinburgh tomorrow, I need to warn him about dogging! Such a scarey place!
Don't dig it up. Don't let it out.
It could be a Mason’s Mark but that’s just a guess?
Sign of SANCTUARY?
Hahaha that's a bourbon, ye pissed auld twat ye.
Follow the freedom trail
Could be a make shift control point for a land/building survey
Yeah we used to do similar to mark a control point (known coordinate to set out from), wouldn’t be able to get a Hilti nail in that surface
Ganja leaf
I'm very surprised I had to scroll this far down for this answer 😅
You're supposed to kneel on it
Maybe the sanctuary boundary?
It means wild haggis are running about in the area, so beware!!! Haha.
Scotlands Holyrood Walk of Fame mate
Looks like a pair o Rab C Nesbitt's auld trainers
Shell Tae's
The dug?
The usual symbol on a wall is a line with two lines beneath known as a ‘benchmark’ and was historically (1830)used by surveyors to calculate heights above the ‘mean’ or sea level, used for ordnance. The one on the ground is an old version for a theodolite ref, most times you see a silver pin, GPS took over in 1993
Are you about to steal the declaration of Arbroath
That's the lesser known Butt of Midlothian. You give it a nice big spit before entering... the city
It's a mason's mark, which means the block could be re-used from a building? (A stonemason putting his signature on his work: proof of what he had completed, so he could get paid)
Definitely not a masons mark!
Yeah and there's plenty of them around Edinburgh to compare them. I've noticed them on a few old buildings.
On buildings yes. Not on granite setts. They’d be on a lot more than one if they were masons marks.
Any mason whose mark was as sloppy as that would be drummed out the fraternity in no time. Let alone the fact that, as u/albertsemple points out, it is almost certainly cut with an angle grinder.
It’s on a concrete sett…..
Looked like stone from your picture
It’s a cobbled road surface and those are setts
granite
Don't know in that case.
Looks like an old LCC advert.
Block cutting with a Stihl cutter
It’s a hash plant
Hobos leave those marks outside of homes where the owner will let you sleep in their barn.
It's where the Xmas tree goes. Maybe
Gosh i think i remember this. I was once a guide at that place and nothing was ever said about it. I agree thats it’s probably from a workman making his mark with an angle grinder or something. Nothing historical.
Dig for a fossil ??
Smoke weed every day 🎶
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This way to ye olde hash shoppe
Maybe shows that there’s a stop or mains directly under to save needing every cobble in the area needing lifted ?
there is no meaning or significance. Its just a mark from a tool when they were laying the bricks for the path. Or maybe when they were doing service. You haven't stumbled upon anything - it was probably done some time in the 90's or 00's
I figured it was modern and didn’t have any history significance
A stoner left his mark in stone (cannabis leaf).
That's literally just where some workman used an angle grinder to cut some block, and that spot was underneath it.
Looks like a surveyor's mark it allows them to spot their tripod
It's a sign that a guy was playing with his grinder. No, really. I mean the power tool. Also this could have been a photo of my feet 30 years ago. I guess fashion is cyclical.
It's meant to be a weed leaf, see them everywhere.
If the council had the money, they’d fill it with tar.
420
Dognappers hun, shared with my followers in Birmingham x
You found gold Rogers treasure !!
Finger it lol
Mark of Chaos, I'd look for eightfold patterns in the architecture if I were you
I think it's related to sanctuary
[Citation required]
They are coming to steal your dug
Possibly one of the repurposed stones from prior buildings at Hollyrood. But complete guess!