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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Places near here
The Cow StoneArchaeological place · 11 yd
Brotherstone HillMountain / peak · 357 yd
Brothers' Stones, Brotherstone HillStanding Stone(s) (prehistoric) · 357 yd
BrotherstoneBuilding (post Medieval) · 874 yd
Brotherstone FarmFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1082 yd
Randy PlantationForest · 1437 yd
Lady HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Smailholm TowerBarmkin (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 1.4 mi
Smailholm, Field ViewNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.6 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.7 mi
Whiteside TowerTower House (medieval) · 1.9 mi
Watson's PlantationForest · 2.7 mi