List of stone circles in the Scottish Borders

Borrowston Rig

Burgh Hill

Five Stanes

Harestanes

Ninestane Rig

Yadlee

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

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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	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 / 55.762151; -2.70649 (Borrowston Rig stone circle)	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 / 55.347361; -2.837066 (Burgh Hill stone circle)	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 / 55.64268; -3.305066 (Cloyhouse Burn stone circle)	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 / 55.445025; -2.392557 (Five Stanes stone circle)	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 / 55.556185; -2.360216 (Five Stone Field stone circle)	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 / 55.549043; -2.532515 (Harelaw, Fairington stone circle)	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 / 55.684468; -3.394734 (Harestanes stone circle)	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 / 55.512961; -2.563698 (Harestanes Cottages stone circle)	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 / 55.779557; -2.845751 (Kirktonhill stone circle)	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 / 55.482056; -3.300557 (Megget Reservoir stone circle)	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 / 55.267615; -2.760791 (Ninestone Rig stone circle)	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 / 55.441758; -2.38881 (Oxnam Parish stone circle)	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 / 55.399901; -2.411294 (Plenderleith stone circle)	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 / 55.634179; -2.35982 (Redden stone circle)	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 / 55.619617; -3.310651 (Stobo stone circle)	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 / 55.897796; -2.554795 (Yadlee stone circle)	Berwickshire Spott	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle^[18]

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List of stone circles in the Scottish Borders

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