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Brotherstone Hill West
Cultivation Terrace(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Brotherstone Hill West
Classification Cultivation Terrace(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 57169
Site Number NT63NW 16
NGR NT 6085 3567
NGR Description Centred NT 6085 3567
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/57169
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Mertoun
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Berwickshire
Five cultivation terraces can be identified in an area of unimproved ground to the southwest of Brotherstone Hill West.
The terraces survive as prominent scarps, standing up to 1m high in places, which follow the contour of the hillside. They were formed through a build-up of soil created by repeated ploughing of the area.
These features may be of considerable antiquity, and may even be contemporary with the nearby prehistoric fort which occupies the summit of Brotherstone Hill West.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
NT63NW 16 centred 6085 3567
(NT 608 357) There are cultivation terraces below the crags on the S face of Brotherstone Hill West - between Brotherstone (NT 6152 3538) and Craig House (NT 6024 3545)
A Graham 1939.
In the area centred NT 6085 3567 are five cultivation terraces , the maximum height of the scarps being 1.0 metre.
Visited by OS (RDL), 24 September 1962.
Sbc Note
Visibility: This is an upstanding earthwork or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
