easter broomhouse

east lothian

NT 680 766
PRIVATE LAND

Introduction

Easter Broomhouse Farm is just South of the A1, South-west of Broxburn, East Lothian, and just to the North-east of Doon Hill, which has various Bronze Age features, including a hillfort. Click here for a location map provided by StreetMap.

Standing Stone

In the field immediately to the South-west of the farm, there is a single standing stone with three cup-marks on its West face.

Standing Stone at Easter Broomhouse, Looking North

Standing Stone at Easter Broomhouse, Looking North

The stone is of red sandstone, and stands around nine feet high.

Standing Stone at Easter Broomhouse, Looking East

Standing Stone at Easter Broomhouse, Looking East

Like the standing stones at Traprain Law and Pencraig, the Broomhouse stone is pointed, and basically rectangular in cross-section, and roughly aligned with the points of the compass.

Standing Stone at Easter Broomhouse, Looking South

Standing Stone at Easter Broomhouse, Looking South

The grooves on the base of the stone are evidence of agricultural damage.

Standing Stone at Easter Broomhouse, Looking West

Standing Stone at Easter Broomhouse, Looking West