Brotherstone Hill
Brotherstone Hill | |
Berwickshire, Roxburghshire | |
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Brotherstone Hill | |
Summit: | 870 feet NT619360 55°36’58"N, 2°36’23"W |
Brotherstone Hill is a hill of 870 feet near St Boswells and the Eildon Hills on the boundary of Berwickshire with Roxburghshire.
To the east of its summit plateau, on a knoll 804 feet above sea level, stand the two standing stones which give the hill its name; stones dating from the megalithic age. The stones differ in height (one 8 feet high and the other 5 feet 3 inches) and stand 17 yards apart. The stones mark the boundary between the two counties.
On the slopes of the hill is Brotherstone Farm, situated off a minor road, between the villages of Gattonside and Smailholm.