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The Cow Stone, Brotherstone Hill

Standing Stone (prehistoric)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records The Cow Stone, Brotherstone Hill as Standing Stone (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 Bronze Age, The Cow Stone is a standing stone possibly associated with ritual or territorial marking. Local folklore may link it to pastoral traditions, though specific meanings or uses remain unrecorded.

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