
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Brothers' Stones, Brotherstone Hill as Standing Stone(s) (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the Brothers' Stones may have functioned as markers for territorial boundaries, ceremonial sites, or astronomical alignments. Local folklore sometimes associates such paired stones with tales of twin brothers or significant historical events.
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Places near here
Brotherstone HillMountain / peak · 8 yd
The Cow StoneArchaeological place · 368 yd
Brotherstone Hill SouthWell (post Medieval) · 519 yd
BrotherstoneBuilding (post Medieval) · 658 yd
Brotherstone FarmFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 743 yd
Randy PlantationForest · 1.0 mi
Lady HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Smailholm TowerBarmkin (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 1.4 mi
Smailholm, Field ViewNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.8 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.9 mi
Whiteside TowerTower House (medieval) · 2.1 mi
Mertoun GardensHeritage attraction · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0