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.

Don't miss Summerhill Force's waterfalls if visiting the area around Brotherlee.

Brotherlee's best nearby towns can be found at Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Hardwick Country Park is a great place to visit close to Brotherlee if you like country parks.

Teesside International Airport is one of Brotherlee's best, nearby airports to visit in Brotherlee.

Brotherlee History

There are some historic monuments around Brotherlee:

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