List of stone circles in the Scottish Borders explained

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		55.7622°N -2.7065°W	BerwickshireLauder	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle^[3]
Burgh Hill		55.3474°N -2.8371°W	RoxburghshireTeviothead	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle^[4]
Cloyhouse Burn		55.6427°N -3.3051°W	PeeblesshireStobo	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible)^[5]
Five Stanes		55.445°N -2.3926°W	RoxburghshireHownam	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle^[6]
Five Stone Field		55.5562°N -2.3602°W	RoxburghshireLinton	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle^[7]
Harelaw, Fairnington		55.549°N -2.5325°W	RoxburghshireRoxburgh	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle^[8]
Harestanes		55.6845°N -3.3947°W	Peeblesshire Kirkurd	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle^[9]
Harestanes Cottages		55.513°N -2.5637°W	RoxburghshireAncrum	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle^[10]
Kirktonhill		55.7796°N -2.8458°W	BerwickshireChannelkirk	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle^[11]
Megget Reservoir		55.4821°N -3.3006°W	SelkirkshireYarrow	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle^[12]
Ninestone Rig		55.2676°N -2.7608°W	RoxburghshireCastleton	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle^[13]
Oxnam Parish		55.4418°N -2.3888°W	RoxburghshireOxnam	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle(s)^[14]
Plenderleith		55.3999°N -2.4113°W	RoxburghshireOxnam	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle^[15]
Redden		55.6342°N -2.3598°W	RoxburghshireSprouston	RCAHMS classification: Four poster stone circle (possible)^[16]
Stobo Mill		55.6196°N -3.3107°W	PeeblesshireStobo	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle (possible)^[17]
Yadlee		55.8978°N -2.5548°W	BerwickshireSpott	RCAHMS classification: Stone circle^[18]

See also

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

Notes and References

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