Note 138 — ON THE CAT-STANE, KIRKLISTON.
Reading edition
Tour in Scotland in 1772, Part ii. p. 237. When describing his ride from Kirkliston to Edinburgh, he observes: "On the right hand, at a small distance from our road are some rude stones. On one called the Cat-stean, a compound of Celtic and Saxon, signifying the Stone of Battle, is this inscription: In hoc tumulo Jacet Veta F. victi; supposed in memory of a person slain there."