Brotherlee is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Brotherlee

There are great places to visit near Brotherlee including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.

Brotherlee is near some unmissable waterfalls like Summerhill Force,

Brotherlee has some unmissable towns nearby like Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The area close to Brotherlee boasts some of the best country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

The area close to Brotherlee boasts some of the best airports including Teesside International Airport.

Brotherlee History

There are some historic monuments around Brotherlee:

• Prehistoric settlement, two burnt mounds and a burial cairn on the north bank of Blackmea Crag Sike, 570m south west of Middle Farm
• Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth
• Pike Law lead hushes and mines
• Burnt mound on the south bank of Scar Beck, 510m south west of Mizzes House
• Westgate Castle
• Medieval farmstead at Pasture Foot, 510m north west of Bleabeck Force
• Medieval farmstead, bloomery, charcoal pits and late prehistoric settlement at Pasture Foot, 300m west of Bleabeck Force
• Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation
• Middle Greenlaws Level lead mine and ore works
• Lead mining remains at Ramshaw
• Roman period native settlement at Calf Holm, immediately west of Dine Holm Scar
• Brandon Walls lead mine and ore works
• Cambokeels medieval site
• Roman period native settlements and field system, hut circle, bloomeries, lead smelting site and charcoal pits immediately south east of East Force Garth
• Middlehope Shield and Low Slit lead mines and ore works
• Roman period native settlement and field system 260m west of Wynch Bridge
• Camp at High Northgate
• Two burnt mounds south of Blackmea Crag Sike, 590m south west of Castle House
• Iron Age cemetery, early medieval enclosure and medieval farmstead with a long boundary, Middle Hurth Edge
• Burial cairns, burnt mound, Roman native settlement, medieval settlement with field system and iron industry remains, and five shielings on Holwick Fell
• Enclosure NW of Old Park House
• Roman period native settlement, medieval bloomery, building and track, and a charcoal pit at Keld Smithy Green, Holwick Fell
• Romano-British hut circle and enclosing bank and ditch immediately east of High Force Quarry
• Burnt mound between Knottwell Sike and Bell Sike, 420m north east of Stotley Grange
• Roman period native farmstead at Hind Gate, 140m south of Green House
• Burnt mound at Knott Well 370m north east of Stotley Grange
• Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes
• Prehistoric settlement and burnt mound at Bleabeck Washfold
• Roman period native settlement and a bloomery 160m north west of Bleabeck Force
• Prehistoric settlements and cairnfield, medieval farmsteads, bloomeries and charcoal pits, 840m south of Cronkley on Bracken Rigg
• Stanhope Bridge
• Medieval farmstead 390m south of Lodge Sike Farm