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Old Harestanes is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Peeblesshire, Scotland, situated some 180 metres north-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument survives as a ring of standing stones, typical of the ritual and ceremonial monuments erected across upland Britain during the Bronze Age, roughly 2000 to 1000 BC.
The circle's location on the Southern Uplands is geologically significant, standing upon bedrock of the Lanark Group, a formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that dates to the Early Devonian period. This hard, stable foundation would have provided reliable ground for the placement and setting of the standing stones.
Old Harestanes is protected as a Scheduled Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2697, recognising its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice in the Borders region. Such stone circles remain among the most evocative surviving monuments of prehistoric Scotland, their precise original purposes still a subject of scholarly debate.
Old Harestanes,stone circle 180m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2697. View the official record →
Old Harestanes is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Peeblesshire, Scotland, situated some 180 metres north-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2697.
Old Harestanes,stone circle 180m NE of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Old Harestanes,stone circle 180m NE of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2697.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ratchill,platform settlement 550m N of (7.4 km), Broughton Church (7.6 km), Ratchill,platform settlement and ring enclosure 460m NE of (7.7 km).
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Old Harestanes,stone circle 180m NE of stands on Lanark Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.