
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stob Stones as Boundary Marker(s) (period Unassigned), 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.
Stob Stones are likely prehistoric standing stones, possibly dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, and may have functioned as boundary markers or ritual monuments. Their exact meaning or use remains unclear, though such stones often held ceremonial or territorial significance in ancient Scottish landscapes.
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Places near here
Stob RigLinear Earthwork(s) (period Unassigned) · 85 yd
Green HumbletonRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 491 yd
Witchcleuch BurnFarmstead(s) (medieval) - (18th Century) · 737 yd
Shiel KnoweMountain / peak · 855 yd
HalterburnFarmstead (19th Century) · 1123 yd
Tom's KnoweMountain / peak · 1495 yd
Gypsy MemorialMemorial · 1.6 mi
Northern End of the Pennine WayHeritage attraction · 1.6 mi
Pennine WayVisitor information · 1.7 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi
Woodhill StripForest · 2.1 mi
Castle LawFort (period Unassigned) · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: Iain Lees · CC BY-SA 2.0