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Hearthstane

Standing Stone(S) (Prehistoric)

Site Name Hearthstane

Classification Standing Stone(S) (Prehistoric)

Alternative Name(s) Herstane; Heathstone

Canmore ID 49766

Site Number NT12NW 24

NGR NT 111 260

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/49766

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  • Council Scottish Borders, The
  • Parish Tweedsmuir
  • Former Region Borders
  • Former District Tweeddale
  • Former County Peebles-shire

Archaeology Notes

NT12NW 24 111 260.

Herstane or Hearthstane (NT 111 260) takes its name from two standing stones by the burn which were probably old boundary stones.

W Grant 1948

No further information. Enquiries at Heathstone proved negative.

Visited by OS (WDJ) 2 August 1963.

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Sbc Note (15 April 2016)

Visibility: Standing structure or monument.

Information from Scottish Borders Council

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