List of stone circles in the Scottish Borders

Borrowston Rig

Burgh Hill

Five Stanes

Harestanes

Ninestane Rig

Yadlee

Locations of well-preserved stone circles in the Scottish Borders.

This is a list of stone circles located in the Scottish Borders council area of Scotland. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records 16 stone circles in the Scottish Borders. Of these, three are marked as 'possible'.^[1] Aubrey Burl's gazetteer lists the same number: 2 in Berwickshire; 2 in Peebleshire; 10 in Roxburghshire; and 2 in Selkirkshire.^[2]

The best preserved sites are the following:

• Borrowston Rig
• Burgh Hill
• Five Stanes
• Harestanes
• Ninestane Rig
• Yadlee

Name	Image	Grid reference Coordinates	Former county Parish	Notes
Borrowston Rig		NT 5576 5231 55°45′44″N 2°42′23″W / 55.762151°N 2.70649°W	Berwickshire Lauder	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle[3]
Burgh Hill		NT 4701 0624 55°20′50″N 2°50′13″W / 55.347361°N 2.837066°W	Roxburghshire Teviothead	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle[4]
Cloyhouse Burn		NT 1795 3956 55°38′34″N 3°18′18″W / 55.64268°N 3.305066°W	Peeblesshire Stobo	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible)[5]
Five Stanes		NT 7526 1686 55°26′42″N 2°23′33″W / 55.445025°N 2.392557°W	Roxburghshire Hownam	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle[6]
Five Stone Field		NT 7737 2922 55°33′22″N 2°21′37″W / 55.556185°N 2.360216°W	Roxburghshire Linton	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle[7]
Harelaw, Fairnington		NT 66 28 55°32′57″N 2°31′57″W / 55.549043°N 2.532515°W	Roxburghshire Roxburgh	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle[8]
Harestanes		NT 1240 4432 55°41′04″N 3°23′41″W / 55.684468°N 3.394734°W	Peeblesshire Kirkurd	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle[9]
Harestanes Cottages		NT 64 24 55°30′47″N 2°33′49″W / 55.512961°N 2.563698°W	Roxburghshire Ancrum	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle[10]
Kirktonhill		NT 470 543 55°46′46″N 2°50′45″W / 55.779557°N 2.845751°W	Berwickshire Channelkirk	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle[11]
Megget Reservoir		NT 17904 21685 55°28′55″N 3°18′02″W / 55.482056°N 3.300557°W	Selkirkshire Yarrow	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle[12]
Ninestone Rig		NY 5175 9731 55°16′03″N 2°45′39″W / 55.267615°N 2.760791°W	Roxburghshire Castleton	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle[13]
Oxnam Parish		NT 75 16 55°26′30″N 2°23′20″W / 55.441758°N 2.38881°W	Roxburghshire Oxnam	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle(s)[14]
Plenderleith		NT 740 118 55°24′00″N 2°24′41″W / 55.399901°N 2.411294°W	Roxburghshire Oxnam	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle[15]
Redden		NT 7744 3790 55°38′03″N 2°21′35″W / 55.634179°N 2.35982°W	Roxburghshire Sprouston	RCAHMS classification: Four poster stone circle (possible)[16]
Stobo Mill		NT 1755 3700 55°37′11″N 3°18′38″W / 55.619617°N 3.310651°W	Peeblesshire Stobo	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible)[17]
Yadlee		NT 6540 6732 55°53′52″N 2°33′17″W / 55.897796°N 2.554795°W	Berwickshire Spott	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle[18]

See also

• Stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany
• List of stone circles

References

1. "Canmore Advanced Search: Stone Circle: Scottish Borders". Retrieved 2014-12-31.
2. Burl, Aubrey (2000). The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. p. 394.
3. "Borrowston Rig | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
4. "Burgh Hill | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
5. "Cloyhouse Burn | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
6. "Five Stanes | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
7. "Five Stone Field | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
8. "Harelaw, Fairnington | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
9. "Harestanes | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
10. "Harestanes Cottages | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
11. "Kirktonhill | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
12. "Megget Reservoir | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
13. "Ninestone Rig | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
14. "Oxnam Parish | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
15. "Plenderleith | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
16. "Redden | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
17. "Stobo Mill | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
18. "Yadlee | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-11.